Year: 2013

Cal grad student envisions C-Circle Muni line

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Market Street Railway wrote this week about extending the E-Embarcadero line, something they’ve been advocating for years.

Springboarding off a Streetsblog SF article about tearing down the northern end of Interstate 280, MSR blog points to an ambitious proposal by UC Berkeley grad student Ben Caldwell’s vision to take the E-Embarcadero streetcar line even farther: down through Dogpatch, then west to Noe Valley via a tunnel under Potrero Hill. We did mention that the plan is ambitious, right?

Being fans of transit and tunnels and transit tunnels, we like this bold idea. It’s at least worth reading up on. Do that over at MSR’s site now. Pancakes can wait.

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Five Muni moments this week

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What happened on Muni this week? Lauren touted her mad skills standing on the bus in four-inch heels, Lea spotted a cutie on Muni, Amanda realized she need business cards during transit, Eric struggled to describe the smell, and Dannel wins best overheard on Muni: “Big dog doodoo, hey HEY Hey.”

This week’s Muni moments are from @Lauren_Hannah, @leavue, @amandarants, @EricShins, and @DeMarko

Don’t forget to follow and @ us your best Muni moments at @munidiaries!

Category: Funny: Muni LOLs

Your Weekend Transit Advisory: Baseball is back!

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Still recovering from your post-Super Bowl, super-letdown hangover? The Giants have the cure: Their annual FanFest is tomorrow! Yay, baseball!

What are you up to this weekend?

Giants FanFest
On Saturday, the 20th annual KNBR 680 Giants FanFest will take place between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. at AT&T Park. An attendance of more than 35,000 participants is expected. For more details, please visit sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com.

Terry Francois Boulevard between 3rd and Mission Rock streets will be closed between 6 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Motorists should expect delays on all bridges and freeways leading into San Francisco for at least two hours before the start of the event and for at least two hours after the end of the event. Fans attending the event are encouraged to take public transportation.

Muni customers may purchase their fare in advance at the following locations during the time specified:

  • Embarcadero Metro Station, 7 to 10 a.m.
  • AT&T Park, 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Category: News

Transit News: Mission buses on Market, Geary BRT, phone thefts on Muni, cable car crash

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  • Market Street upgrade could involve moving Mission Street buses (SFGate)
  • Transit Authority favors center lane option for Geary bus (Richmond Review)
  • Could report sink SFMTA plans for Pagoda Palace? (City Insider at SFGate)
  • Students sign up for free Muni rides by the thousands (City Insider at SFGate)
  • Phone, tablet rip-offs on transit surge (SFGate)
  • Muni Inspectors, Sensors Missed Loose Bolt That Caused Cable Car Wreck (SF Appeal)
Category: News

Creepy Doll, 1; Rained-On Muni Riders 0

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First, there was Asylum, then there was Poltergeist, then there were probably some other movies with creepy dolls, and then there was this.

Jesse says: “There were a TON of people at the stop (Divis and Geary) AND it was raining, but no one was sitting down…everyone was keeping a healthy distance from that little monster.”

Jesse always makes us laugh—especially when he’s performing at Muni Diaries Live—but this is the first time he has for real creeped us the eff out.

Category: Photos, WTF: Weirdness on Muni
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