Are you liking Muni’s new 5L-Fulton Limited route?

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Muni debuted a new line today: the 5L-Fulton Limited. It’s basically the 5-Fulton with limited stops and is meant to speed up rush-hour commutes along that line.

Here’s a sampling, good and bad, of what some of you had to say via Twitter this morning:

  • Derek: “The new 5L is life changing.”
  • Justin: “20 minutes from home to downtown; thanks SF Muni for the 5 Limited and for making Monday almost bearable. #sfmuni“
  • Laura: “#SFMuni success. Day one on the 5L and it was amazing.”
  • Ashley: “I was soo amped about the new 5L for my commute but the driver seems to not have been trained. Still [stopping] at every stop. #fail“

Well, we have “life-changing,” gratitude, “almost bearable,” “amazing,” and a driver that possibly missed the training session. Sounds like the 5L is fitting right in to the Muni fold. To all of our Richmond District enthusiasts: What colorful descriptions do you have for Muni’s new 5L-Fulton Limited?

Read more about the 5L-Fulton Limited.

Your Weekend Transit Advisory: Market St. repaving, Wharf Fest, Noe Valley festival, Visitacion Valley fair, Sunday Streets Richmond

Market Street Repaving Project
Beginning at 11 p.m., Friday and continuing through 7 p.m., Saturday, the San Francisco Department of Public Works (DPW) will repave five intersections on Market between 10th to 6th streets. At the same time, the San Francisco Public Utility Commission (SFPUC) will perform sewer work at the intersections of Grant Avenue, 9th and 10th streets at Market Street.

During the repaving work, no traffic will be allowed on Market Street, both directions between 11th and Turk Streets.

During the construction, Muni buses operating along Market Street between 11th and 3rd streets will be detoured onto Mission Street and will use existing Mission Streets bus stops. Muni buses which enter Market Street between Polk and Jones streets will be detoured onto Turk or Eddy streets and will use existing 31 Balboa line stops

The F Market & Wharves streetcar line will be substituted by bus shuttles between Castro and Fisherman’s Wharves.

The following Muni lines and routes will be re-routed:
L Owl
N Owl
5 Fulton
6 Parnassus
9 San Bruno
19 Polk
21 Hayes
71 Haight/Noriega
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Transit News: Hella Muni and BART news

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Lots of local transit news since our last roundup. Buckle up.

Muni

  • Muni Buses Failing En Route to San Francisco (SF Weekly)
  • AC Transit strike ban may be extended 60 days by governor’s panel (Contra Costa County Times)
  • Muni Bus that Killed Cyclist Cheng Jin Lai Missing Key Safety Equipment (SF Weekly)
  • Muni: Missing Safety Device on Bus that Killed Cyclist Leads to Fleetwide Inspection (SF Weekly)

BART

  • NTSB: Operator in fatal BART accident was trainee (KTVU)
  • Police Arrest Allegedly Prolific BART Taggers On Suspicion Of Felony Vandalism (SF Appeal)
  • Man Who Allegedly Threw Hammer At Striking BART Workers Pleads Not Guilty (SF Appeal)
  • BART Strike Put Financial Strain On Muni (CBS Bay Area)
  • Unions Call for BART Board To Be Charged With Crime Over Death of Two Workers (SF Weekly)

AC Transit

  • AC Transit holding hearings on proposed fare changes (KTVU)

BART seat humper acquitted

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The end of the strike wasn’t the only BART news yesterday. And how.

“Leslie Bailey, 28, was arrested May 8 shortly after a BART train operator saw him on on his knees in the nearly empty first car, thrusting his pelvis against a seat next to the cab.

“Bailey, who boarded the Dublin-Pleasanton train at the 16th Street Station, exited at Civic Center but returned to his paramour just before the doors closed, according to the San Francisco public defender’s office. The operator testified that she then saw him gyrating on his stomach, his feet in the aisle, before he flipped over and began masturbating and smoking crack cocaine.”

Read more about Bailey’s acquittal at SFGate.

And here I thought people were only having sex with each other on BART (NSFW link). Shows what I know.

Breaking: BART strike ends

KPIX is reporting that the BART unions and BART management have come to agreement on a new contract, and that limited service will resume Tuesday morning.

“BART spokeswoman Alicia Trost said limited service will begin at 4 a.m. on all lines. Trains will likely be running at full strength in time for the Tuesday afternoon commute.”

Read the KPIX story for more details.

Your Weekend Transit Advisory: Potrero festival, Treasure Island music fest, marathon, Fiesta on the Hill

Potrero Hill Festival and Street Fair
On Saturday, the 24th annual Potrero Hill Festival and Street Fair will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on 20th Street between Wisconsin and Missouri streets. For event details, please visit http://potrerofestival.com.

The following street closures will be required from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.:
· 20th Street between Wisconsin and Missouri streets
· Missouri Street between 19th and 22nd streets
· Intersection of Missouri at 20th streets

The 10 Townsend Muni route will be affected.
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