Photo Diary: ‘Tis the Season
The past meets the future, by Brandon Doran.
Caption This Muni Cartoon
What’s happening in this Muni cartoon?
Michael Capozzola, who draws “Surveillance Caricatures” in the San Francisco Chronicle’s 96 Hours section, contributed two cartoons for gallery-goers to caption at the I Live Here: SF exhibit at SOMArts last month. Lots of you joined in on the fun and posted your own caption. Like this one, from someone who called himself “BOSS”:
“WAIT!!! My wife will kill me if I forget the baby on the bus again!!!”
Or, from an anonymous gallery goer:
“Hey wait! The next bus isn’t coming for 78 minutes!”
If you missed the chance to caption this carton in person last month, here’s your chance. Caption this Muni cartoon in the comments section: what’s happening on the 24-Divisadero here?
Fast Pass Shirts, Now Cheaper and Still Awesome
We lost the colorful paper type “A” Fast Passes in October, and soon the type “M” will be phased out as well. Sad, we know, but at least you’ll have the shirts to show your local cred.
How the Muni Shelter Goes Up
Photo by The Tender
Humin over at The Tender caught the Muni shelter change-a-roo in progress at Hallidie Plaza. SFMTA has been replacing the old model with the new, wavy-lided bus shelter that doesn’t shield you from the rain. As you can see, a couple of people were also mesmierized by the process. Contrary to what Humin describes with his dry humor, I think this does sound kind of magical. Read more about it and decide for yourself at The Tender.
Six Hours on the 49
J.J. Barrow is a transportation reporter for MissionLoc@l and spent six hours on the 49-Van Ness. Here’s a photo essay of some of the pictures J.J. captured on the ride.
Got your own Muni photo to contribute? Drop it in our Flickr pool. It’ll make our day!
Ideas to Make Muni Better
Photo by Ron Henry
Big ideas for Muni buses from Jules:
Recruit Robin Williams do all the regular messages, in varying voices. Imagine his funny take on “Please move to the back of the bus,” it might just get people to listen, and god forbid, smile…He could consider adding these messages: “Please do not stand in front of a door unless you’re getting off at the next stop” and “Why stand when you can sit?”
Try softer lighting in a couple of buses, maybe a different glow will relax everyone more.
Got other quirky ideas to improve the ride?