Weekend Photos: Until Next Season, Giants 11.05.10
Photo by Dave Golden
That said, I jumped at the chance to do this post today after Eugenia forwarded me some more photos showing people on Muni going to the parade or celebrating on Monday night (see below). It really was a once-in-a-lifetime experience, being here when the team won the World Series. So one last time, I just want to say: Congrats to the team.
Tonight, we’ll be at Julie Michelle‘s i live here: SF art opening at SOMArts. Julie is amazing. Her work is amazing. This show is gonna be through-the-roof amazing, celebrating one of the best reasons to love this city: its people. If you can’t make it tonight, the show will stay up until Nov. 30. Oh, and also, too: Muni Diaries will be hosting a night at Julie’s show on Nov. 17. We invite you to come share your stories with us in person. Stay tuned for more details.
There was also an election this week, I think.
The week’s Muni news:
- Muni drivers lose pay guarantee (SF Examiner)
- Muni may reduce stops to increase speed, save cash (SFGate)
- SFMTA Transit Director Predicts Better Muni Metro Service in Coming Months (Streetsblog SF)
- Muni Budget Deficit Predicted as Parking Citations Dip (Streetsblog SF)
Photo by Brandon Doran
And here are a few shots by Lee from Monday night, just after the Giants clinched the World Series win:
What Would Lady Gaga Wear on Muni? 11.05.10
Photo by Lilah Johnson
Lady Gaga, you got a call, it’s from the Muni Diaries store!
We said goodbye to the type “A” Fast Pass this week, but you can show your beloved monthly passes (and Muni Diaries) some love with these shirts. They are designed by New Skool‘s Nate1, who is also an in-house artist at Secession Art and Design.
Here’s what the shirt looks like if you don’t have a soda can wig to go with it:
This design is also available in baby onesies and adult hoodies at Secession Art and Design on 3361 Mission Street (and 30th Street).
Upclose:
I’ve got my bubble wrap ready so check out the Muni Diaries store if you want to buy one of these awesome shirts!
Kicking Off Muni Fashion Friday 11.05.10
The deadline for submission for our first Fashion Friday will be Thursday, Nov. 18.
To give you some inspiration, here are some fantastic photos of fashionable Muni riders taken by Racine Serrano. Racine is a student at San Francisco State University. She said:
“In a city where fashion can be spun any which way, I found individuals whose personal attention to detail forces those around them to pay attention and observe the story their personal style tells. Some people are blessed with not only a keen sense of fashion and a great eye for what works well together — whether it be color, prints, or patterns; they also have the confidence that exudes far past the garments they so skillfully engineer together.”
In the photo above, James Taylor, a student at City College of San Francisco, waits for the F while sipping his iced green tea. His military-inspired style was sourced by H&M, American Apparel shorts, vintage hat and belt, and Marc Jacobs boots.
Racine caught up with more fashionable Muni riders:
Kayla Jaramillo, SF State Art major, was on a break and waiting for the M inbound to do some shopping in West Portal. Clothing: compilation of vintage finds from all over SF. Jewelry: vintage pieces, including a Sergio Gutierrez bracelet, Urban Outfitters boots.
Leilani was just about to hop on the J to the Greyhound station to head back to Elk Grove after visiting family for the weekend. Cardigan: Urban Outfitters. Tank and leggings: Forever 21, Handbag: Nine West, Boots: Bakers
Javier Francis, CCSF Fashion Merchandise Marketing student, Javier exits Civic Center Muni heading to the Academy of Arts for a go-see (model casting call.) Leather bomber jacket: Zara. Tee: Hans. Acid-wash denim: Levis. Snakers: True Religion
Bianca Solorzano, SF State Student and American Apparel VM. She was waiting for the 49 to see some friends. Coat: Ruffian. Crop top: American Apparel. High waisted trousers: Vintage. Shoes and bag: Marc Jacobs.
Inspired? The next time you see someone rocking some seriously good fashion, take a picture of them, let them know that it is for Muni Diaries Fashion Friday (and that they look beautiful), and send the picture to us!
Nominate Your Muni Route in GOOD Magazine’s Best Bus Route Contest 11.04.10
Photo by Troy Holden
But check it out, a word from GOOD magazine:
Bicycles can be chic, subways artful, but buses? Buses are not exactly the golden child of transportation. They’re more like the red-headed step child: Deep down you know they mean well but they’re just a little harder to love.
Yet public buses are an essential form of transit in cities across the country, and they account for a big chunk of the nearly 10.2 billion trips Americans took on public transportation in 2009. We think it’s time to give a little love to one of the least celebrated modes of transit. To that end, we’ve teamed up with Transportation Alternatives and an impressive group of bus-loving jurors to see and hear why your bus route is the best in America.
What is it about your bus route that you love? Is your bus driver brilliant? Is the view from your window breathtaking? Do your fellow riders characters belong in a Hemingway novel?
Is your Muni bus driver brilliant? We’ve got drivers who threw a party on the bus, decorated the bus with Halloween goodies, saved you from fare-evading hooligans.
Is the view from your window breathtaking? Our Muni Flickr pool doesn’t lie.
Do our fellow riders belong in a Hemingway novel? We’ve got Dali, a chicken, Jack-In-The-Box, and “service animals“ riding the bus here in our fair city.
Buses are such a big part of San Francisco that at least two of you even took wedding photos in Muni.
You guys, we Muni riders have this competition in the bag.
If you need inspiration, try the drop-down menu on the right hand side of the page to see stories by line. And meander over to GOOD Magazine to see details to enter.
Hat tip: Streetsblog!
Are Muni Riders Good for Business? 11.04.10
Photo by Brandon Doran
Are transit riders good or bad for business?
Some businesses in downtown Columbus claim that bus riders who transfer downtown don’t shop, and that “large numbers of people waiting for a transfer can be intimidating for someone walking down the sidewalk.”
StreetsBlog and the Columbus Dispatch rightly point out the class and race implications in these reports.
Having never been to Columbus myself, I can only guess that maybe the negative attitude toward transit riders comes from the city’s relationship with public transit. In San Francisco, Muni is a must, whereas in other cities it might be cast as some kind of “second-class” transportation. As one of the commenters observed, maybe the problem is with the businesses if these retailers don’t cater to the many people who pass by their storefronts — are they only selling stuff that car owners (and not transit riders) want to buy?
Maybe I am being naive, but I think we live in a town where easy transit access to your business is a good thing?
Edible Muni? (not what you think) 11.04.10
Yep. You’re reading that right: Crazy Sushi on 16th Street in the Mission serves up something they call the “Muni Roll.”
So tell us: How long does it take for the chefs to serve this one? What’s it made of? Go nuts, Muni riders!
From the driver’s seat: ‘Sometimes I Miss Driving Muni’ 11.03.10
As a supervisor, I describe the job as “Less Stress, Less Fun!”
Not that operating buses and streetcars for Muni is a bowl of cherries all the time, but sometimes you can make your own and others’ day.
So, Halloween: a night that one tries to avoid being out in the mayhem, unless you can be part of it! My schedule request for Halloween was always “Late finish NIGHTS, if not available, early finish DAYS.” And if I got a late night run, I would decorate my bus and wear a costume (adding bits to the uniform, anyway).
One night, I was doing the Halloween Shuttle in the subway — two-car train, back and forth. I had decorated my train in each cab with electric pumpkins, Halloween lights, custom head signs, with me in some sort of costume, Halloween music, and sound effects over the PA. By the end of the night, I was the ONLY shuttle train that without some sort of incident to write up.
Sometimes it just takes a little bit of work to have happy people instead of cranky people. And on an extremely crowded train, that can make all the difference.
It’s Almost Over: Today’s Giants parade will disrupt Muni 11.03.10
Photo by EricaJoy
“The parade will begin at 11 a.m. on Montgomery Street at Washington Street, the mayor’s office said. It will head south on Montgomery Street to Market Street, where it will go west to City Hall.
The public is invited to line the sidewalks along the parade route or gather in Civic Center Plaza for the celebration. Attendees are advised to arrive early and take public transportation.”
Here’s the advisory from SFMTA:
All Muni Metro trains will stop at Civic Center station for the celebration and Parade, as well as at Powell and Montgomery stations for the parade. The SFMTA will schedule six additional Metro shuttles to supplement the existing Metro service.
The additional service will begin at approximately 10 a.m. and continue until the event clears at Civic Center.
The following Muni routes and lines will be affected:
- California Cable Car
- F-Market and Wharves
- 1-California
- 2-Clement
- 3-Jackson
- 5-Fulton
- 6-Parnassus
- 8x-Bayshore Express
- 9-San Bruno
- 10-Townsend
- 12-Folsom-Pacific
- 19-Polk
- 21-Hayes
- 27-Bryant
- 30-Stockton
- 30X-Marina Express
- 38-Geary
- 41-Union
- 45-Union-Stockton
- 71-Haight-Noriega
And … Market Street Railway has an amazing photo of a 22-Fillmore going by the SF Seals stadium back in 1958, the first year the Giants played in San Francisco.
Delays on the N-Judah on the Embarcadero to recommence in … 157 days.
Rocking Muni for the Giants 11.02.10
Video by Amber Wolf of Wiz Bang Photography
Watch the 33-Stanyan wade through the thicket of toilet paper and Giants fans in the Castro in the video above.
Fans in the Marina atop a 30-Stockton (photo by @jcsnotes):
More fans in the Marina took over the 2-Clement (photo by SHUN [iamtekn]:
I got a couple of pictures of guys hopping on top of a soon-to-be-stranded 14-Mission, on Mission Street, in (you guessed it) the Mission:
Amy grabbed this short video of that same 14-Mission:
Ariel has a shot of the 22-Fillmore stuck in the Mission:
Giants fans on Muni were burning up Twitter last night too:
“Some guy stepping off the L announced GIANTS 3-0!! Driver repeated it over the PA. No reaction from riders. Me: Really? Giants!” @wallbounce
“people are sitting on 30s here on Chestnut. First Clipper now this. Anarchy!! Let’s go Giants clap x5″ @jcsnotes
“28 driver now leading @SFGiants cheer.” @dalbizo
“I’ve never experienced anything like last night in SF after the win… I just remember running through cloudy MUNI buses #SFGiants” @cementone
Indeed. Indeed.
Congrats to the 2010 San Francisco Giants!
Vote today: Muni on the ballot (update) 11.02.10
Photo by Justin Beck
Update (7:30 a.m. on Wednesday): Proposition G has passed 64-36. SF Appeal has results.
Muni Diaries was host to a lively debate over the merits of Prop. G in early October.
For more on the measure, check out Ocean Beach Bulletin’s coverage of the two sides of Proposition G: pro and con. Greg at N-Judah Chronicles has a Muni Rider Voter Guide.
If you live in District 10, check out some of your candidates talk about the proposition:
- District 10 Supervisor candidate Eric Smith talks about fixing Muni.
- District 10 Supervisor candidate Kristine Enea does the same.
Now, do your civic duty. Go vote!
Ride Muni like a boss. Our Fast Pass Clipper card holders and Muni Diaries T-shirts are all on sale 
