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Photo by @katyatch
I can barely draw a straight line sitting still, but @katyatch managed to draw this little monster (and this cute chick) while on Muni. Talents.
Other artistic endeavors from bus rides:
Got a diary in visual art form? We take those too.
Photo by Patrick
New lanes dedicated to Muni and taxicabs will be coming to Church Street in September, according to Streetsblog SF. The colored dedicated transit lanes will be on Church Street from 16th Street to Duboce.
From Streetsblog:
Following the T-Third line, it would be the second time San Francisco has used colored paint on transit-only lanes to help clarify that they’re off-limits to drivers — one of the practices used in cities like New York and London in recent years to make transit faster and more reliable.
The SFMTA will hold a public meeting next Monday, August 27, at 6:30 p.m. at the Gazebo Room, CPMC Davies Campus, 45 Castro Street if you want to hear more about the plans.
From Aaron: “After a month of scheming and trying to come up with an innocuous excuse for Maggie to ride on Caltrain, she decided to have a “Craft Day” with her painting buddies. Little did she know we had crafted another plan…
I had assembled friends and family to help celebrate my proposal to Maggie on Caltrain. At the 22nd St San Francisco station, we all began to sing “We Are Young” by Fun as Maggie boarded the car…”
The rest, as they say, is in the YouTube video!
Photo by Johnny Grim
Changes are afoot for Muni, it seems. Yesterday, we told you about a community input meeting about the proposed 5-Fulton Limited line. Tonight, San Francisco Transit Riders Union is hosting a forum on Geary bus rapid transit. Again, faster Muni is the topic.
The details:
What: Geary BRT forum
When: Aug. 22 at 6 p.m.
Where: The Richmond Branch Library, 351 Ninth Avenue (map, take the 1, 2, 28, 38, or 44)
Go to SFTRU’s site for more information.
Photo by Ben Del Fante
From Ben: “The painting is on plexiglass with the muni transfers glued under, and the Muni logo stripe and bus was done with deco paint pens.”
Very cool!
Like a breadcrumb trail, a Muni passenger with perspiration issues departed the bus leaving behind this souvenir. Zachary was there to capture the scene for us: “The title of my latest composition “sweaty butt print and earring.”