Author: eugenia

Eugenia Chien has been eavesdropping on the 47, 49, or 1 lines since the mid-90's. She lives by the adage, "Anything can happen on Muni" (and also, "That's not water.")

Muni Rollsigns, Revised

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Muni rollsigns, revised
Photo by Flickr user octoferret

We came across this amazing photo by Octoferret on Flickr, who stitched together two Muni roll signs to show the lines and destinations. A little more from Octoferret on how he put this together:

There are 150 readings on the destinations sign and 157 on the lines sign. The destinations sign has the date 2/8/90 printed on it, the lines sign is undated. Both signs came from one of these buses, which were retired from service in 2007.

This image is made from 27 photos of the sign showing the lines and 26 photos of the sign showing the destinations after heavy editing. I had to straighten every single photo, up the contrast, make the colors uniform and then stitch them all together.

Wow. That’s patience.

I spotted some unusual lines on the photo — 18-Geary?

Category: diaries, Photos

‘Contact high’ on Muni?

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Fill This Bus With More People
Photo by Troy Holden

A few weeks ago we asked you how the Muni service cuts were affecting you. Daishin had this completely unexpected outcome from the service cuts:

Yesterday I was forced to take the 49 up Van Ness from Market because I didn’t feel well enough to walk the several blocks to my house. The bus was so crowded no one could move. I was standing next to a lovely beautiful young woman with bracelets up and down her arms and wonderful tats on her bare shoulders.

She kept smiling sweetly at me and tried to make eye contact. After a few minutes it dawned on me that she was totally fucked up on something so I asked her if she was wasted. She smiled even more broadly and said, “YES! I’m just glad to see that there are plenty of young people in San Francisco still getting stoned and riding Muni like we used to do in the 1960s, albeit it’s a hell of a lot more uncomfortable these days.”

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Weekend photos: Ready For Close-Up

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14 Mission Ferries
Photo by Flickr user Brandon Doran

I’ve waited a whole week for this: Jeff is on his man-vacation, so this weekend I hope y’all don’t mind that I change the Muni Diaries background to something frilly that involves cupcakes, unicorns, kittens, and ballons, all in pink.

It’s going to be so awesome.

I know, right?

In real Muni news this week:

– Paul Rose is the new SFMTA spokesperson (SF Chronicle)
– City’s 311 customer service line works, and Muni pays (Bay Citizen)
– Muni to vote on stricter drug-testing guidelines (ABC 7)
– Nat Ford “disappointed and perplexed” By Muni Drivers’ Rejection Of Concessions Intended To Restore Service (SF Appeal)
– Muni service cuts appear to be staying put (SF Examiner)
– Report: SFPD’s New Approach to Crime on Muni “Promising” (Streetsblog)
– Blame, Calls for Revote and Contract Details in Wake of Muni Drivers Vote (Streetsblog)
– Muni Shell Game Perps Still at It; SFPD, SFMTA Slow/No Response (ABC 7, Muni Diaries)
– Police crack down on Muni crime (SF Examiner)
– Push to Organize SF Transit Riders Proving Difficult (SF Weekly)
– Muni boss says operators getting bad info (SF Examiner)
– Clipper Card Transition for Bay Area Transit is Now Official (Streetsblog)
– SFMTA gets a new spokesman (City Insider/SFGate)

Enjoy the photos and your weekend. And keep the stories, sketches, videos, photos, and tweets coming!

Rust in Peace
Photo by Flickr user KayVeeInc

12:27am, Powell Station
Photo by Flickr user Vivian Chen

cable car miniature
Photo by Flickr user captin_nod

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Sketch-A-Passenger

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recent MUNI sketches

To pass the time on the bus, you might busy yourself with your phone, your iPod, read a book, Tweet us about what you see, or here’s an idea: Rider Joaquin Jutt sketches what’s around him. He sent us the above quick sketch of his fellow passengers on the 22.

I know I’ve seen several artistically-inclined people sketching on the bus. If you use your Muni time doodling away on your sketch pad, won’t you please send us your masterpiece?

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