Transit News: Ongoing weekend tube delays, Muni violence, BART escalators, Muni youth passes


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  • Expect early-AM weekend Transbay Tube delays rest of year for quake safety work (BART.gov)
  • Man Slashed In Hand During Haight Street Muni Altercation (SF Appeal)
  • Man Accused Of Muni Skateboard Bashing Pleads Not Guilty (SF Appeal)
  • Cable Car Painter Leaves a Colorful Legacy (NBC Bay Area)
  • BART unveils vision for future transit to meet growing demand (BART.gov)
  • BART Addresses Broken Escalator Issue in This Man-on-the-Street Video (SF Weekly)
  • Youth passes or upkeep? Muni diving into debate (SF Examiner)

Your Weekend Transit Advisory: Duboce rail work, Treasure Island event, Urbanathalon, 49ers game

N and J Line Rail and Street Improvements
From 8 p.m., Friday through 5 a.m., Monday, the SFMTA will continue the Church and Duboce project which will include track replacement inside the Muni Metro Tunnel at Duboce Portal. Should weather permit, crews will apply red paint on the center lane of Church Street from 16th Street to Duboce Avenue to make it a transit-only lane. This painting project is part of the Church Street pilot program which aims to reduce delays and improve service reliability for the J Church rail line and 22 Fillmore bus route.

Project details are subject to change due to weather or other operational issues.

Treasure Island Street Closure
On Saturday the following street closure will be required between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. for an event at the San Francisco Gaelic Fields on Treasure Island:

The 108 Treasure Island Muni route will be affected.

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Say Hello to Muni Diaries’ New Look!

You might have noticed that Muni Diaries is sporting a spiffier look today. Things are tidier, prettier, and easier to find. Our number one goal is to make Muni Diaries the best place for you to share and read stories about life in transit in San Francisco. We hope you like it!

Our graphic designer for the new look is Craig Fowler, who patiently worked with us to maintain and enhance the overall feel of the site. Our web developer is Zoe Rooney, who turned Craig’s vision into reality and added back-end capabilities that will make our lives 100 times easier.

Every day we are amazed at the stories and photos that you share with your fellow riders. Thanks to everyone who has helped to make this community possible, and please share your feedback about the redesign or anything else with us!

Your Weekend Transit Advisory: Veteran’s Day Parade, Niners vs St. Louis Rams

Honor our veterans this Monday. Transit impact this weekend below, and everything you wanted to know about how to get to the Niners game.

Veterans Day Holiday Muni Schedule

Muni service will follow regular weekday schedule on Veterans Day Holiday, Monday.

Veterans Day Parade

On Sunday the annual Veterans Day Parade will take place on Market Street from 2nd Street to the Civic Center. Staging will begin at 9 a.m. on 2nd Street between Market and Folsom streets.

Beginning at 9 a.m. 2nd Street between Market and Folsom streets will be closed to traffic for staging purposes. Cross traffic will be allowed on Howard and Mission streets until approximately 10:45 a.m. Streets will be re-opened once the parade units passed.

At 11 a.m. the parade will proceed north on 2nd Street, west on Market Street, west on McAllister Street, south on Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place and pass the reviewing stand. The parade will disband on Grove Street between Van Ness Avenue and Larkin Street.

During the parade vehicles will be re-routed around the parade route except Muni buses.

The following Muni line and routes will be affected:

  • F Market
  • 2 Clement
  • 5 Fulton
  • 6 Parnassus
  • 8X Bayshore Express
  • 9 San Bruno
  • 10 Townsend
  • 12 Folsom-Pacific
  • 14 Mission
  • 14L Mission Limited
  • 19 Polk
  • 21 Hayes
  • 27 Bryant
  • 30 Stockton
  • 31 Balboa
  • 38 Geary
  • 45 Union-Stockton
  • 71 Haight-Noriega
  • 76 Marin Headlands

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Transit News: Muni vandalism suspects in court, 76-Marin Headlands fixes, supe’s thoughts on fixing Muni


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  • Not guilty plea in Muni bus vandalism (SFGate)
  • Muni’s downtrodden 76 line to Marin slated for improvements (SF Examiner)
  • Oakland man IDd as Muni Metro victim (SFGate)
  • Editorial by Supe. Wiener: Improving service should be No. 1 Muni goal (SF Examiner)
  • Prosecutor: Suspect In Giants Victory Muni Destruction Is Also Member Of Norteno Street Gang (SF Appeal)
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