Muni Diaries

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Are you ready for Pride Weekend? Don’t forget to check the Muni reroutes that we posted earlier today. This week in Muni news:
– Taking on Muni union puts Elsbernd at the wheel (SFGate)
– Newsom backs Muni ballot initiative that takes on operators (City Insider)
– Residents steer bus off streets (SF Chronicle)
– SFMTA Appoints New Chief Safety Officer (Reginald Mason of the Metropolitan Transit Authority in Houston) (SFMTA)
– Mayor Newsom Slams Muni Union Leaders Again, Decries Work Rules (Streetsblog SF)
– Akit checks in with the latest on Clipper Card, WageWorks (Akit’s Complaint Department)

We’ve got something up our sleeves for you on Monday! Remember the site redesign that we told you about a couple of weeks ago? We polled your opinions and have been working hard at shaping up the new look with our developer. It’s on its way, and we sure hope you like the newer, prettier Muni Diaries.

Until then, enjoy the photos and your weekend. And send us your Pride Weekend Muni photos as they happen!

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Photo by Troy Holden

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Photo by Tara Ramroop

Photo by Flickr user fatniu

Ready for Pride Weekend? Here’s how Muni routes will be affected this weekend, courtesy of SFMTA’s weekend update. In a nutshell, for Sunday’s Pride Parade:

•Extra Service: J, Metro Subway.
•Rail line reroutes: F.
•Bus route reroutes: 2, 5, 6, 8X, 9, 10, 12, 14, 14L, 19, 21, 27, 30, 31, 38, 45, 71, 76, K-L-M-N-T owl service.
•Traffic Delays: 12, 47, 49.
•Area Affected: Downtown to Civic Center.
•Time: Early morning until clear.

Extra service will be provided in the Muni Metro subway between the West Portal and Embarcadero stations from 8 a.m. to about 11 p.m. on Sunday. Extra bus service from Church and 30th to the Transbay Terminal will be provided from 8:15 a.m. and from Market and Van Ness to Church and 30th until 6 p.m. on the J Church Line.

From 7 a.m. until the end of the celebration, the F Market and Wharves Line will not operate on Market Street between Van Ness Avenue and The Embarcadero. During that time, the historic streetcar service will operate between Fisherman’s Wharf and the Ferry Building at the foot of Market Street, and in the Castro/Upper Market area, on Market Street between Castro Street and Van Ness Ave.

Check out SFMTA’s Pride Weekend page for details about the weekend, including reroutes for Friday and Saturday.