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Your Weekend Transit Advisory: Cherry Blossom Festival, Sunday Streets Mission

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Don’t say we didn’t warn ya!

Cherry Blossom Festival
Over the next two weekends, April 13-14 and April 20-21, the Cherry Blossom Festival will be held from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. each day. For more event details, please visit www.sfcherryblossom.org.

The following Muni routes will be affected:
· 2 Clement
· 3 Jackson
· 22 Fillmore

The Cherry Blossom Parade will be held on Sunday, April 21.

Sunday Streets – Mission District
The second Sunday Streets events will be held this Sunday in the Mission District. Sunday’s event is a 2.2-mile route and includes street closures on portions of 24th Street, Valencia Street and various adjacent streets. The route will be available for recreational activities from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event is free to all participants.

For further event details, please visit www.sundaystreetssf.com.

The following Muni lines and routes will be affected:
· 12 Folsom
· 14 Mission
· 14L Mission Limited
· 22 Fillmore
· 27 Bryant
· 33 Stanyan
· 48 Quintara/24th Street
· 49 Van Ness/Mission
· 67 Bernal Heights

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The Atlantic Ocean: Giant Transit Trash Can

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Photo by Stephen Mallon via Fast Company

Ever wonder what happens when old subway cars die? Many of New York’s end up in a watery grave.

Unbelievably, for more than 10 years the New York Metropolitan Transit Authority has been dumping its old cars into the Atlantic Ocean to create artificial reefs for ocean life. Some sit off the coast of Delaware. New Jersey, according to an Aug. 22, 2001, New York Times article, rejected the idea because of concerns about asbestos within the walls of the cars.

Photographer Stephen Mallon spent more two years taking some pretty spectacular photos of the subway car dumping, like the one above. You can see more here.

And take a moment to imagine BART cars being dumped into the Bay …

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Celebrating Five Years of Muni Diaries

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We are celebrating five years of Muni Diaries today, and it would not be possible without you! Muni Diaries is made entirely out of your stories, photos, and tweets. For five years you’ve been a big part of documenting a slice of life in San Francisco, and every day we are amazed at the stories and photos from your daily commute.

We’re just a few geeky commuters who thought it might be fun to make a website…and here we are, five years later! So here is a big humble thank you from the Muni Diaries, BART Diaries, and Caltrain Diaries crew. Everyone has a Muni story to tell, and we can’t wait to hear yours!

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Transit News: Late-night tube delays, F-Market extension, BART fare hikes, pricey AC Transit upgrade

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  • BART Warns Of Late Night Transbay Tube Delays For Next 14 Months (BCN via SF Appeal)
  • San Francisco F Line extension recommended (Railway Age)
  • Man Accused Of Giants Celebration Muni Vandalism Expected In Court on Tuesday (SF Appeal)
  • BART Fare Increases To Go Towards Fixing Trains, Not Paying Workers (BCN via SF Appeal)
  • AC Transit’s $178 million ride — to where? (SFGate)
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Your Weekend Transit Advisory: Critical Mass, Giants baseball, Asthma Walk, Union Street Spring Celebration

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Critical Mass
On Friday at 6 p.m., the Critical Mass bicycle ride will begin at Justin Herman Plaza.

There will be heavy traffic in the area. Motorists are advised to allow extra travel time.

San Francisco Giants Baseball Game
The San Francisco Giants will continue their pre-season games against the Oakland Athletics on Friday at 7:15 p.m. at AT&T Park. For more details, please see separate release or visit www.sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com.

Asthma Walk
On Saturday, Asthma Walk from Gilman Park to Candlestick Park will take place between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.

Traffic around the event venue may be heavy, motorists should allow extra travel time. SF Police Department personnel will be on site to monitor traffic in the event area.

Muni route 29 Sunset will be affected.

Union Street Spring Celebration
On Sunday the 22nd Union Street Spring Celebration will take place on Union Street between Gough and Fillmore streets from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

At 2 p.m. the parade will begin on Green Street, then proceed north on Gough Street, west on Union Street, north on Fillmore Street and east onto Filbert Street where the parade will disband.

The following Muni routes will be affected:
· 22 Fillmore
· 30 Stockton
· 45 Union-Stockton

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