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We asked on Facebook and Twitter, and so far our commenters equally recommend Nextbus, Routesy, and paper maps (remember those)? The tally, in order of popularity:
What will you use on your iPhone to get around?
HT: Ed Casey of @BARTDiaries. Follow him on Twitter for all the BART hilarity you can get.
Photo by @LeJazzHOT
LeJazzHOt: Muni make up station. I’ve gotten far too good at this.
Can you make me over too? I’ve always wanted to learn how to do a smokey eye.
HT: @BunnyPistol.
The Bridge to Bridge run is this Sunday and several Muni lines will be impacted. Me? I will be admiring the athleticism of the runners from afar, probably behind a haze of bacon smoke.
Polk Street Blues Festival
On Saturday and Sunday the annual Polk Street Blues Festival will be held on Polk Street between Jackson and California streets from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. For event details, please visit www.polkstreetbluesfestival.com.
19 Polk Muni route will be affected.
Party on Block 18
On Saturday the third bi-annual “Party on Block 18” will take place on 18th Street between Dolores and Guerrero streets from noon to 5 p.m.
33 Stanyan Muni route will be affected.
Blessing of the Fishing Fleet
On Sunday the annual Blessing of the Fishing Fleet will begin with a procession at 2 p.m. from Saint Peter and Paul’s Church on Washington Square. The procession will proceed to Jefferson Street between Jones and Taylor streets via Columbus Avenue and Leavenworth Street for the blessing celebration at approximately 3 p.m.
The following Muni lines and routes will be affected:
· Powell-Mason Cable Car
· F Market
· 8X Bayshore Express
· 30 Stockton
· 39 Coit
Bridge to Bridge Run
On Sunday the Bridge to Bridge Run will begin at 9 a.m. from the Ferry Building. Both 7K and 10K courses will go north along The Embarcadero through Fisherman’s Wharf , up into Fort Mason and to Crissy Field. The 10K course will continue from Crissy Field to Golden Gate Promenade, then to Fort Point where it will turn back and finish at Crissy Fields. For event details, please visit http://bridgetobridge.com.
The following Muni lines and routes will be affected:
· F Market
· 2 Clement
· 6 Parnassus
· 14 Mission
· 21 Hayes
· 28 19th Avenue
· 31 Balboa
· 47 Van Ness
· 49 Van Ness-Mission
Photo by Bhautik Joshi
Enjoy these photos and your weekend!
Photo by Brandon Doran
Photo by Alfredo Mendez
Photo by Jeremy Brooks
Photo by Torbakhopper
The Department of Public Works told MissionLocal that some of the improvements include new bus bulbs at the 24th Street BART plaza, curb ramps along Mission Street, as well as underground repairs of gas lines, earthquake-resistant pipes, and water mains. The DPW also repaved Mission street between 16th Street and Cesar Chavez.
MissionLocal also reports that the SFMTA used the rerouting to see if the temporary route was actually better than the original route.
For now, it’s back to our old familiar bus stops along Mission Street again.
