Muni Metro Service Suspended at Civic Center (updates)

Update (9:47 a.m., next day): SF Appeal reports on the identity of the victim.

Update (3:33): SFMTA reports that the victim died from his injuries. Service was restored to Civic Center Station around 1:45.

Update (1:01 p.m.): SFMTA reports that shuttle buses are now running between Civic Center and Embarcadero.

Original post: Beth just wrote to let us know about an alert she got: “All Outbound MUNI Trains from Civic Center Station are Stopped.”

SF Weekly reports that a man’s leg was severed by a Muni vehicle. Details are still coming in, but the victim is reportedly alive and at the hospital.

We’ll do our best to keep you updated, but as of now, Civic Center is still closed.

Muni Driver and Parking Officer Have a Moment


Photo by Aaron Bialick

Aaron at Streetsblog last week posted this about a Muni driver thanking a parking control officer issuing a ticket to a car blocking a bus stop:

This week, I stumbled upon a heartwarming moment for the folks out on the streets every day working to keep things moving along.

A 44-O’haughnessy driver pulled up to a bus stop blocked by a scofflaw driver just as a parking control officer (PCO) was issuing a ticket. In a pleasant show of camaraderie, the driver took a moment to thank the officer for her work.

Read the rest at Streetsblog SF.

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