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SFCTA floats M-Ocean View Subway idea

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For the second weekend in a row, transit geeks get a fix here on Muni Diaries.

SF Streetsblog reports that area transportation planners are discussing plans to accommodate an increase in traffic on one of Muni Metro’s slowest lines, the M-Ocean View. One of the ideas would be a combination of above-street and underground rails that would eliminate the need for the M to compete with heavy auto traffic along 19th Avenue.

Read the full article at SF Streetsblog.

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Your Weekend Transit Advisory: Chinatown New Year Run

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On Sunday, the Chinatown New Year Run will begin at 8 a.m. and be followed by a festival in Portsmouth Square.

The race route will begin on Grant Avenue and Sacramento Street, travel along Grant Avenue, west on Pacific Avenue, north on Stockton Street, east on North Point Street and south-east onto The Embarcadero. The race route will continue along The Embarcadero, west on Washington Street, south on Battery Street, west on Pine Street and north on Kearny Street to Clay Street.

The following Muni line and route will be affected:

· California Cable Car
· 1 California
· 8X Bayshore Express
· 10 Townsend
· 12 Folsom-Pacific
· 30 Stockton
· 39 Coit
· 45 Union-Stockton

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F-Market photogs wanted for 2014 calendar

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Photo by Adolfo Echeverry via Market Street Railway

It’s that time of the year again. Meaning, it’s time to plan hella in advance, because the folks at Market Street Railway are getting their 2014 calendar together. And they are looking for photographers. Know any?

In case you’re unfamiliar, Market Street Railway is “the nonprofit preservation partner of Muni.” Love streetcars and transit history? Become a member of Market Street Railway today!

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Transit News: Strollers on Muni, all-door boarding, BART fare hikes

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  • Strollers on Muni? Old rules still apply (SFGate)
  • Muni: All-Door Boarding Continues to Increase Bus Speeds, Fare Payment (SF Streetsblog)
  • Will the 36 Teresita drop Forest Knolls? (Forest Knolls)
  • All Muni Buses to Get Cameras for Transit Lane Enforcement by Spring 2014 (SF Streetsblog)
  • Prepare to Pay More to Ride an Already Miserably Crowded BART Train (SF Weekly)
  • Muni’s N-Judah line to get much-needed improvements (SF Examiner)
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Muni Diaries Live Is Back on March 2!

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Everybody has a Muni story: nail-clipping, whiskey-sharing, mythical-creature-spotting, and it just gets weirder all the time! Come hear true transit stories from riders, writers, and even a BART operator. Bonus: this show will also feature the second Muni Haiku Battle as our Lit Crawl champion defends his crown!

Storytellers:
Johnny Funcheap, master of frugal living
James Nestor, writer and reigning Muni Haiku champion
Anna Pulley, sex/relationship columnist and Muni haiku ninja
Kelly Beardsley, BART operator
Richie Nakano, chef at Hapa Ramen
Lucky Jesus unplugged!

Muni Haiku Battle is inspired by Dirty Haiku Battle, presented by our favorite Oakland show, Tourettes Without Regrets (first Thursday of every month at the Oakland Metro). You should definitely check it out every month. Like, seriously.

Details:
Muni Diaries Live
Saturday, March 2 at the Elbo Room
647 Valencia Street, San Francisco
Doors: 6 p.m. Show: 7 p.m. Tickets: $12
Take Muni there: J-Church, 12, 14, 22, 33, 49, or BART: 16th or 24th St. stations

Get your tickets online soon, as Muni Diaries Live is known to sell out. And with this lineup? Yeah!

Facebook event page (tell your friends, yo!)

Event banner by Craig Fowler Design

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A new look for Embarcadero, Montgomery BART stations?

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Image courtesy BART via SFGate

Holy transit geekery! BART folks are floating a rather expensive, rather … laborious upgrade for San Francicso’s Embarcadero and Montgomery BART stations.

According to Matier and Ross:

The rebuilding of the Embarcadero and Montgomery Street stations would require tearing out the existing walls, installing new platforms, boring additional tunnels for staircases, and putting in extra elevators.

For added safety, the new platforms would have automated sliding glass doors that would open when the trains arrive.
The whole job could take more than five years, but the stations would remain open during that time.

The price tag currently sits at $900 million, and work wouldn’t begin until the next decade.

Get all the juicy details at SFGate.

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