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Here they are, your weekend transit advisories. Be advised, and enjoy thyself.

N and J Line Rail and Street Improvements
From 8 p.m., Friday through 5 a.m., Monday, the SFMTA will continue the Church & Duboce project which will include track replacement on Duboce Avenue between Church and Webster streets as well as electric, sewer and other civic improvement work on Duboce Avenue between Steiner and Fillmore streets, on Fillmore Street between Duboce Avenue and Hermann Street, and on Church Street between Duboce Avenue and Market Street. The SFMTA personnel will also continue the Carl Street project which will include track replacement for the Sunset Tunnel, street repairs on the north side of Carl Street between Stanyan and Cole streets, as well as sewer work and manhole repairs on the center of Carl Street between Hillway Avenue and Willard Street and overhead wire repair work at various locations along Carl Street.

Opera at the Ballpark
On Saturday San Francisco Opera’s performance of Verdi’s Rigoletto will be broadcast live at AT&T Park. The show will begin at 8 p.m. For event details, please visit http://sfopera.com

Muni customers may purchase their fare in advance. Muni fares will be sold at the following locations and during the time specified:

Embarcadero Metro Station — 5 to 8 p.m.
AT&T Park — 3 p.m. to approximately 11:05 p.m.

Additional Muni Metro service will be provided to supplement S Shuttles and the existing T Third service to the ballpark.

Giant Race Half Marathon
The 2012 Giant Race Half Marathon and 10K and 5K races will take place on Sunday along The Embarcadero, Fisherman’s Wharf and the Marina. The 5K race will start at 8 a.m., the Half Marathon and 10K races will start at 8:30 a.m. For more event details, please visit www.race-sfgiants.com

The race will start south of AT&T Park, continue north on The Embarcadero, west along Fisherman’s Wharf, through Fort Mason and the Presidio, returning along the same route to conclude inside AT&T Park.

The following Muni routes and lines will be affected:

· F Market & Wharves
· K Ingleside
· N Judah
· T Third
· 19 Polk
· 28 19th Avenue
· 30 Stockton
· 39 Coit
· 47 Van Ness
· 49 Van Ness-Mission

Dreamforce 2012 Gala
The Dreamforce Gala will take place in the Civic Center next Wednesday, Sept. 19 beginning at 6:30 p.m.

Muni route 19 Polk will be affected.

49ers Football Game
The San Francisco 49ers will host their first home game on Sunday, against the Detroit Lions starting at 5:20 p.m. at the Candlestick Park.

Muni offers several ways to get to Candlestick Park from locations throughout San Francisco. There are four Muni Express routes and two Shuttles.

The Muni Express route is Special Event Fare Service
Adult fare: $12 roundtrip
Youth/Senior/Disabled fare: $10 roundtrip
Muni monthly pass, Passport or CityPass Special Event Add-on fare: $8 roundtrip (adult and discount pass holders)

The Candlestick Shuttles are regular fare service, $2 adult per trip and $.75 for youth/senior/disabled per trip.

In order for Clipper customers with a monthly pass to obtain the add-on fare discount, at least $8 in cash value must be loaded to their Clipper cards prior to boarding the special event Muni service.

Customers can load their cards online at www.clippercard.com (please allow at least five days for processing), or at one of the participating Clipper vendors or ticket vending machines in a Muni Metro station. Please go to www.sfmta.com for fare details.

For service to and from the game, T Third customers should transfer at the Gilman/Paul station to the 87 Candlestick Shuttle, which operates directly between the station and Candlestick Park.

Muni customers may purchase their fare in advance. SFMTA staff will sell Muni fares from 2:20 p.m. at the following locations:

· Balboa Park BART Station
· Sutter Street/Sansome Street

Pre-game Service:
· 75X Candlestick Express – from Balboa Park BART
· 77X Candlestick Express – from California and Van Ness
· 78X Candlestick Express – from California and Funston
· 79X Candlestick Express – from Sutter and Sansome
· 86 Candlestick Shuttle – from Bacon and San Bruno
· 87 Candlestick Shuttle – from Third Street and Gillman, T Third Station

Post-game Service:
· 75X Candlestick Express – to Balboa Park BART
· 77X Candlestick Express – to Van Ness and North Point
· 78X Candlestick Express – to California and Funston
· 79X Candlestick Express – to Kearny and Sutter
· 86 Candlestick Shuttle – to Bacon and San Bruno
· 87 Candlestick Shuttle – to Third Street and Gillman, T Third Station

79X Candlestick Express Re-route
The southbound 79X Candlestick Express, which provides express service to the 49ers game from downtown, will be re-routed all season due to Central Subway construction on Stockton and 4th streets. Customers traveling to the game can board the 79X Candlestick Express at the following locations:

· Sutter and Sansome

· Sutter and Kearny

Mason and Geary
Cyril Magnin and Market
5th Street and Mission
5th Street and Howard
5th Street and Folsom

The southbound buses will then travel express to Candlestick Park from 5th and Folsom. Northbound buses will remain on their regular route.

Another busy one …

Komen 3-Day Walk
Komen 3-Day Walk will start with a camp at the San Francisco Gaelic Athletic Field on Treasure Island, followed by a three-day walk beginning on Friday and the closing ceremony will take place on Sunday. For more details, please visit www.the3day.org.

The following Muni routes will be affected:

108 Treasure Island

Ghirardelli Chocolate Festival
The 17th annual Ghirardelli Chocolate Festival will be held on Saturday and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. each day. For more details, please visit www.ghirardelli.com/chocolatefestival.

The 19 Polk Muni route will be affected.

Inner Sunset Sundays
On Sunday the Inner Sunset Sundays will take place on Irving Street from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Irving Street between 9th and 11th avenues will be closed from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Heavy ridership is expected on Muni bus line and route around the event area.

Sunday Streets Western Addition
The ninth of 10 Sunday Streets events will be held this Sunday in the three distinct neighborhoods in the Western Addition: Fillmore Street, Alamo Square and North Panhandle. The route connects with the Panhandle multi-use path at Central Avenue, traveling through the North Panhandle neighborhood along Central Avenue, Grove, Baker to Fulton streets where it continues past Alamo Square Park and the iconic Painted Ladies Victorian row houses. It will then connect to the Fillmore merchant corridor from Fulton Street to Geary Boulevard. The route will be available for recreational activities from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event is free to all participants.

The headquarters for the event will be located at the Panhandle on Fell Street between Central Avenue and Baker Street, where participants can get details about activities along the event route as well as free bike rentals.

For further event details, please visit www.sundaystreetssf.com.

The following Muni routes will be affected:

· 5 Fulton
· 6 Parnassus
· 21 Hayes
· 22 Fillmore
· 24 Divisadero
· 31 Balboa
· 33 Stanyan
· 38 Geary
· 71 Haight-Noriega

San Francisco Giants Baseball Games

From Friday to Sunday the San Francisco Giants will host the first of three games with the Los Angeles Dodgers at AT&T Park. First pitch is scheduled for 7:15 p.m., Friday; 1:05 p.m., Saturday and 5:05 p.m., Sunday.

Heavy traffic is expected both before and after the games. Game attendees and those traveling in the area are encouraged to take public transit.

The haps this weekend …

Critical Mass
On Friday the monthly Critical Mass bicycle ride will leave from Justin Herman Plaza sometime after 6 p.m. Motorists and transit riders may be delayed as the bicycle ride passes. Roads will reopen as soon as bicyclists have passed.

Labor Day Holiday Muni Service and Parking Enforcement
Muni service will follow a Sunday schedule on Labor Day, Monday.

San Francisco Giants Baseball Game

On Monday the San Francisco Giants will host the first of three games with the Arizona Diamondbacks at AT&T Park. The first pitch is scheduled for 1:05 p.m.

Heavy traffic is expected both before and after the games. Game attendees and those traveling in the area are encouraged to take public transit.

Here we go …

America’s Cup World Series
The 34th annual America’s Cup World Series boat racing event takes place this week through Sunday in the Marina Green area where the main viewing and the America’s Cup Village are situated. A free concert featuring Doc Dog will take place on Saturday at 5 p.m. Motorists should allow extra travel time. Please visit www.americascup.com/en/events for more details.

Muni will provide special bus service before and after the event on Thursday and Friday. Supplemental and special bus service will be in place on Saturday and Sunday.

Giants vs. Braves
On Friday the San Francisco Giants will host the first of three games against the Atlanta Braves at AT&T Park. First pitch is scheduled for 7:15 p.m. The series continues Saturday, at 1:05 p.m. and Sunday at 5 p.m.

Heavy traffic is expected both before and after the games. Game attendees and those traveling in the area are encouraged to take public transit.

Sunday Streets Chinatown
The eighth of 10 Sunday Streets events will be held this Sunday in Chinatown and Embarcadero neighborhoods. The route (see attached map) will be available for recreational activities from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event is free to all participants.

For further event details, please visit www.sundaystreetssf.com.

The following Muni route will be affected:

· California Cable Car
· 1 California
· 10 Townsend
· 12 Folsom

Got plans Saturday night? We have a suggestion, if not.

Not that you’d want to do anything that might conflict with Muni Diaries, but just … in … case:

Outside Lands Festival
On Friday, Saturday and Sunday, the Outside Lands Music Festival will be held in Golden Gate Park from noon to 10 p.m. An attendance of 60,000 participants is expected each day. Please visit http://sfoutsidelands.com for more details.

The following Muni lines and routes will be affected:

· N Judah
· 5 Fulton
· 28 19th Avenue
· 29 Sunset
· 44 O’Shaughnessy
· 71 Haight-Noriega

Muni Service:
The SFMTA will supplement service on the 5 Fulton with the 5L Fulton Limited special bus service for before and after concert from McAllister Street between Charles J. Brenham Place (7th Street north of Market) and Jones Street (near the Civic Center Muni/BART Station) to Fulton Street at 25th Avenue.

Pre-concert: Friday
The 5L Fulton Limited special bus service will be in place from approximately 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. and from approximately from 6:30 until 8 p.m. Pre-event service, one-way westbound, will proceed to 25th Avenue making local from Jones Street to Van Ness Avenue, and then stopping at Fillmore Street, Divisadero Street, Masonic Avenue, Stanyan Street, 8th Avenue and Park Presidio Boulevard.

Post-concert: Friday Night
After the concert, the 5L Fulton Limited special bus service will be in place from approximately 8 p.m. until 11:30 p.m. Post-event service, one-way eastbound, will depart from either 30th or 25th avenue and then proceed to stops at Park Presidio Boulevard, 8th Avenue, Arguello Boulevard, Masonic Avenue, Divisadero Street, Fillmore Street, Van Ness Avenue and make local stops to Jones Street.

On Friday night only, Nx Judah Express bus service will also operate from approximately 6:30 until 11:30 p.m.
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