Muni Diaries

Nighttime Muni underground service will return soon

January 6, 2016 eugenia Leave a comment

Remember all those times when you tried to walk into an underground Muni station after a night of drinking, only to be reminded that there hasn’t been nighttime underground service since last July? Well, you soon won’t have to suffer that indignity any more, the SFMTA says.

For nearly six months, the underground service has closed nightly 9:30 p.m. to allow for the replacement of the Blue Light Emergency Telephone and Radio System. Surface bus shuttles have substituted for your beloved J, K, L, M, N, and T lines. The construction project is set to be completed on January 22, so you can go back to your underground transit-riding ways.

Category: News

Hubba hubba! This Muni burlesque is amazingly on-theme

January 5, 2016 eugenia Leave a comment

Muni is a lot of things, but sexy isn’t really one that comes to my mind (cue your favorite “back door” jokes here). So imagine my surprise when I found that Alexa Von Kickinface of the Hubba Hubba Revue came up with a burlesque act all about the bus. Here she is onstage in front of an enthralled audience, with a box adorned with…wait for it…the Muni worm logo. What?

From Alexa herself:

It’s a burlesque act to the Red Hot Chili Peppers cover of “Love Roller Coaster” about riding Muni. The box is my “bus” that I start off driving, then riding, then dry humping out of undying love.

Oh, and as if this can get any better, Alexa writes to tell us that her pasties are made from laminated paper Fast Passes from 2009!

Photo by Alexa Von Kickinface

Category: Funny: Muni LOLs

New BART signs: Easier to read, kinda ’80s-looking

January 4, 2016 eugenia 3 comments

BART’s new signage started popping up at Civic Center Station a couple of weeks ago. Have you seen it? The new signs larger and easier to read, but the font looks a little ’80s to typography geeks. Do you agree?

In the photo above from BART.gov, the sign on the top is the old version which is still in use in many stations. The font on the new sign, below its predecessor, is a slightly different color and larger—actually, 38 percent larger than the old signs, according to BART.

BART also says the old signs were installed in 2000 and the bulbs were starting to break, and that the new signs have a higher resolution and higher contrast. In the next three to four months, BART will add the new signage to Powell, Montgomery, and Embarcadero Stations.

Category: BART, News

New Year’s Eve news: Free Muni tonight, fireworks, extra BART, Caltrain

December 31, 2015 jeff Leave a comment

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As they do every year, your favorite transit agency will offer free rides on New Year’s Eve, giving you really no excuse whatsoever. BART and Caltrain will provide extra service this evening also. See below.

Stay safe, and happy New Year from Muni Diaries!

New Year’s Eve Muni Service

Complimentary Muni service from 8 p.m. on Thursday, December 31 to 5 a.m. on Friday, January 1.

Extra Owl service (1 a.m. to 5 a.m.): 5 Fulton, 14 Mission, 22 Fillmore, 24 Divisadero, 38 Geary, 90 and 91 Owl and the L and N Owl bus routes.

Service on the F Market historic streetcar line is provided by buses after approximately 4 p.m.

Service on cable cars will be provided by buses after approximately 4 p.m.

Extra 1 California service will operate between Presidio Ave and Drum Street from 7 p.m. until 3 a.m.

Late night transit services will also be available from our regional transit partners: AC Transit, BART, and SamTrans. Read more

Category: News

Doge in boots waits for BART

December 30, 2015 jeff 2 comments

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Such boots.

BART rider Mia spotted this little creature waiting to set the night on fire at Fruitvale Station, looking better than any of its human counterparts.

Category: BART, Photos Tags: animals, Fruitvale Station

BART worker writes a kind letter to return lost driver’s license

December 29, 2015 eugenia Leave a comment

You know that sinking feeling when you discover that your driver’s license is not in your wallet, your purse, or all the pockets in the coats you could have possibly worn in the last six months? Kristen P. was in that boat a few weeks ago, but a surprise letter in the mail from a BART worker saved her day.

From Kristen:

To the “friendly BART worker” who mailed my CA driver’s license to me: THANK YOU!! You saved me about three hours of waiting in line at the DMV because I couldn’t get an appointment before we fly to Florida. You also restored my faith in humanity.

The BART worker’s letter said, “Kristen, I found your CDL in the BART trackway – thought you may need it back. Happy holidays, from your friendly BART worker.”

Category: BART

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