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You’ve got your hand sanitizer and Clipper card holder already, so what else do you get a Muni rider to show a little commuter pride? We found seven cool Muni-themed gifts that would make a pretty cool holiday gift. Clock-wise:
Hello boys and girls, it’s time to play a game of What Is It (on Muni)!?
So, WTF is it? There are no wrong answers.
Via Muni rider John.
Photo by Special*Dark
We always kinda expect New York City’s MTA to be years ahead of Muni (and BART, for that matter). True to form, LCD Soundsystem’s James Murphy has a plan for musical subway turnstiles in the Big Apple.
“I’ve been fighting for now 14 years to try to do this, to make all the subway turnstiles make music. I want to make every station in New York have a different set of dominant keys, so that people when they grow up, later on in life, will hear a piece of music and be like, “Oh that’s Union Square.”
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Ever the adventurer, Beth Spotswood tells of learning her way around Muni with a good friend. Luckily for all, she recorded the hilarity that ensued.
Watch the video above of Beth telling her story at Muni Diaries Live earlier this month. You won’t be sorry.
Photo by Daniel Hoherd
Found this incredible photo on Flickr of the West Portal station by Daniel Hoherd. Click here to see a larger version of the photograph.
p.s. Is that a little child ninja photobombing on the left?
Photo by tatuajefalso
We found a very sincere thank-you note from a blogger on Tumblr who had an amazing Muni driver who made his day by going above and beyond.
“Today I had one of the coolest experiences I have ever had riding Muni. The driver kept everyone informed of all delays. ‘we have one car ahead of us… their doors are closing. We’ll be moving in 5 to 10 seconds” he said, and he was right. At almost every stop he told everyone getting off to “have a great day I’ll see you mañana, be safe” and occasionally added “remember that Muni loves you.’ He was funny too. When it was time to raise the right-side steps he said ‘I’m raising the right side steps, I hope nobody had a big breakfast or we’re in trouble.’
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