Switching from TransLink to Clipper 03.24.11
Image courtesy SFist
So yesterday I decided to trade it for a Clipper card. The entire experience was relatively painless. If you, like me until yesterday, held onto your TransLink card through the arbitrary and expensive rebranding to Clipper, there is no need to switch unless your Translink card has stopped working (usually because of a scratch or crack or other mishap). But if your Translink card has stopped working, here’s what to do:
(This step-by-step is for riders whose e-cash TransLink card is set to autoload.)
- On the Clipper website, disable your autoload.
- Go to a Clipper service kiosk. There’s one at the Embarcadero BART station, one in the Ferry Building, and one at Geary Boulevard and Presidio Avenue. Ask for a new card, and they’ll set it up with your existing account. The money in your account should be fine, but if they don’t offer that information, ask.
- When you get home, register your new card on the Clipper website. Go to Register Another Card on the left navigation bar, and follow the steps.
- Also on the Clipper site, you’ll need to reactivate your autoload. Use the Set up Autoload option on the left navigation bar.
If you have your Fast Pass on TransLink and want to make the switch, call the Clipper customer service (877.878.8883) to make sure the Fast Pass is loaded onto your new Clipper card. While my experience was rather seamless (the correct cash amount appeared on my card the first time I used it after activating it), we’d love to know what your experience was when you switched over. Let us know in comments, please.
Photo Diary: Muni in the Rain 03.23.11
Photo by friedmanlynn
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Photo by jasontakesphotos
Photo by Andrew Whalley
Photo by Arlette
Faces on Public Transit 03.23.11
Couldn’t have said it better myself.
Pic courtesy of our friends at I Can Has Cheezburger. Location unknown, but enlighten us if you know where this is.
Luckily, you have us to turn to when you see the unseeable. Send us your stories or tweet the latest happenings on your bus route to @munidiaries.
Is it selfish to argue with a fare inspector? 03.23.11
Photo by Joey Yen
Muni rider Adam vocalizes a frustration:
Okay, I get some people have issues with fare-checking, but my problem is: Doesn’t he realize he’s holding everyone else hostage, because the bus isn’t going anywhere until the fare inspector’s done? Does he realize how selfish he’s being?
We doubt it, Adam. What do you think? Is it cool to argue the legitimacy of Muni’s Proof-of-Payment policy, all the while holding PoP in hand?
Muni Diaries Live 5 celebrates three years of your Muni stories! 03.22.11
Photo by Chipmonkey
You’ll also hear stories from MissionMission‘s own Ariel Dovas and Muni Diaries Live: Breaking it Down audience favorite Jesse James.
And don’t forget: We always save room for audience stories, with prizes galore. Come prepared to drink, laugh, and share your Muni tales.
We are so thankful to have seen so many of you at our live events in the last three years — every show leaves us energized and in awe of the amazing community in San Francisco. To make things a little easier for our readers (we know it can get crowded and hot at the Make-Out Room), we are selling show tickets in advance. So get your tickets now so you have more time to mingle and enjoy the Make-Out Room’s excellent cocktails. Due to popular demand, we opened up a few more advance tickets, so get them while you can. If you’re not the planning type, we saved some tickets for the day of the event so you can still buy them at the door. Doors open at 7 p.m.
Never been to a Muni Diaries Live before? Check out our recaps of Muni Diaries Live one, two, three, and four.
Where: Make-Out Room — 3225 22nd Street
Routes serving the area: BART 24th St. Station, Muni: 12, 14, 22, 33, 48, 49, 67
A sign that Muni is going green? 03.22.11
Muni rider Jayne asks, “Ever see these around???”
Not before your submission, Jayne. Thanks!
Disco Nap on Muni 03.22.11
Muni rider Susan says:
This guy was napping on the 22-Fillmore on Saturday. He was taking up four seats and was oblivious to the disapproving glares.
Tired is tired. But I have to wonder which seats his cajones occupied.
Six Injured When Big Rig Hits Muni (Update) 03.21.11
File photo by Devery Sheffer
Update:
CBS5 has video footage of the scene:
Original post:
Six people were injured when a big-rig hit the Muni KT-Ingleside/Third Street line in Dogpatch this morning, reports Bay City News/SF Appeal. The accident was reported around 10:30 a.m. on the corner of Third and 23rd Street, causing minor injuries to six people at the scene, who were taken to a hospital and expect to be ok, according to reports.
Read the rest of the Bay City News/SF Appeal report on this morning’s accident.
FTA: Fat People Throw Off Muni Safety 03.21.11
The Federal Transit Authority (FTA) proposes raising the assumed average weight per bus passenger from 150 pounds to 175 pounds, which could mean that across the country, fewer people will be allowed on a city transit bus. The transit authority, which regulates how much weight a bus can carry, also proposes adding an additional quarter of a square foot of floor space per passenger. The changes are being sought “to acknowledge the expanding girth of the average passenger,” the agency says.
The assumed average bus rider weight is still lighter than other passengers, though. “The Federal Aviation Administration, which oversees airline travel, gauges average passenger weight at 190 pounds in the summer and 195 pounds in the winter. The Coast Guard’s assumed average weight is 185 pounds for boats and ferries,” reports USAToday.
I guess we can rest easy for now, since San Francisco was rated the leanest city in America in Men’s Health magazine’s 2010 survey of 100 U.S. cities. Phew. Gotta get on that treadmill tomorrow!
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