An Ode to the Cable Cars
SF resident and cable car lover Carlos put together the homage up above.
A lot of us love San Francisco. Some of us find cool ways to express it.
Weekend Photos: Life on Muni Metro
Photo by davitydave
Thanks for bearing with me as I emerge from a two-week-long acclimation. Eugenia was kind enough to let me put this post together, which should be the final step. Your Muni stories and photos help out tremendously in that regard. And while yesterday was one of those familiar low points for Muni (computer breakdowns causing systemwide Muni Metro delays, fatal collision between a bus and cyclist), it’s nice to know that … well, um, hey, the Giants are hot-hot-hot! 🙂
Speaking of, here’s my pro-tip for getting to the ballpark: BART to Powell, then walk. Yes, I’m advocating not taking Muni. It’s Indian Summer out there, so take advantage of it. Also, Third Street during the playoffs is unlike your everyday Third Street: It’s lined with make-shift merchants who’ve come out of the woodwork to sell you stuff and get you hyped for the game.
But this is all neither here nor there. Here is the week in Muni news:
- SFMTA move curbs sick calls (SF Examiner)
- Woman in Pajamas Slaps Muni Bus Driver (SF Weekly)
- Muni officials working on a smart phone app (ABC 7/KGO)
- Scott Wiener: Muni ‘Beyond Incompetent’ (SF Weekly)
- Muni floats ideas to improve service (City Insider/SFGate)
Enjoy your weekend, and go, Giants!
Photo by SunKING1791
Photo by KayVee.INC
Photo by Roshan V
Photo by republicofaustin
Bicyclist Killed in Collision with Muni (Updates)
Photo by SF Citizen
Original post: A bicyclist was killed in a collision with the 44 O’Shaughnessy bus at Sixth Avenue and Clement around 5 p.m. Thursday evening. According to Streetsblog San Francisco, this is the second bicyclist fatality this year. CBS5 has the raw footage of the scene after the accident.
The bus and the bicyclist were both traveling north when the collision happened, reports CBS5. The bicycle became trapped under the bus after the accident. A witness told Streetsblog that he believes the 44 bus had been trying to pass another 44 bus when the collision happened. The identity of the bicyclist has not been released.
See coverage of this story:
Photo Diary: Muni, in Color and B&W
New to the Muni Photos Flickr group, Jaymi Heimbuch is really good with color, don’tcha think?
Your Burning Questions on Prop. G and Reset SF
All kidding aside, the commericial doesn’t really explain what Proposition G is. Of course everyone’s all for the buses being more on-time and shorter waiting times. Prop. G would remove the minimum pay guarantee in the city charter for Muni drivers. Recently the drivers union told the San Francisco Bay Guardian they were against it. Surprised? Where do you stand on Prop. G?
In other news, Phil Ting’s ResetSanFrancisco.org is having a live webcast this afternoon at 4 p.m. with BART Board Director and transportation expert Tom Radulovich and Municipal Transportation Agency Commissioner Cameron Beach. Ting’s press folks say that this is their “Ask an Expert” online forum where you can discuss our transportation woes. No meeting to rely on Muni to be late for attend.
Full-Metal Muni
Mr. Eric Sir, at it again … He made this video (how else?) on his iPhone. And I’m drooling.