Seatless in San Francisco
We think this BART car has made itself perfectly clear. It absolutely, most definitely, does not want you to sit down. Not that you were planning to anyway.
Muni service and route name changes coming in April
Who said Muni doesn’t fix itself? Oh, we probably said it. But never mind that!
On April 25, the changes you see above will take effect. Some involve increased service on certain lines, while the others are a shift in Muni’s nomenclature. From SFMTA’s Muni Forward website:
This April, 2015, the SFMTA is adopting the term “Rapid” for Muni’s Limited-stop routes, currently called Limited or “L” routes. The new Rapid routes will encompass all the benefits of the Limited lines, but will see significant increases in frequency and reliability in the coming months as the routes receive additional investment in transit priority improvements.
The Rapid Network
Muni Rapid bus and rail lines form the backbone of the Muni system, and include the following corridors:
J Church
L Taraval
N Judah
5 Fulton
9 San Bruno
14 Mission
28 19th Avenue
38 Geary
71 Haight Noriega
K Ingleside
M Ocean View
SFMTA is also changing the names of several routes, including the one with the BEST VIEWS of San Francisco. The 33-Stanyan will be re-christened the more-apt 33-Ashbury/18th.
So there you have it. Muni is gonna fix itself, y’all. Baby steps. Baby steps.
Photo above by Muni rider Olympia. Photo on home page by Michela
On Muni, Please hold on . . .
Please hold on, indeed: especially when the cargo is this precious. Sudden stops (of my HEART) might also be necessary. I don’t have anything for the “take one” sign, because as much as I’d like to, it might make this guy and his dog sad.
Many Muni riders say dog is their copilot on local transit. Some might even say cat is their copilot, while others might say “a motherfucking lizard is chilling on 6-Parnassus and thank the Flying Spaghetti Monster for making it so.”
h/t for the most current cuteness to Muni rider schapi
Transit News: Tech shuttles, BART voice, free Muni, second Transbay Tube
- Muni Now Free to Some Riders (SF Public Press)
- More tech shuttles on the way to San Francisco? (SF Chronicle opinion/subscription)
- Nick Josefowitz: New Voice of Balboa Park BART (Ingleside Light)
- Demand is high for free Muni for seniors, disabled (SF Examiner)
- Is BART’s second bay crossing at a tipping point? (SF Chronicle)
Photo by Benedicto de Jesus
Spotted on Muni: Vibrams and leg warmers
Because we observe the ancient adage that what cannot be unseen by one must be shared on social media/the Internet with all, we bring you the above. Toe shoes are one thing*; paired with fuchsia leg warmers, they are another thing entirely.
h/t Muni rider Genevieve
* A big, big “No.”
Reasons to keep on keepin’ on with Muni
The talk of the town this week was all about that sleek new alternative to Muni as your chariot of choice (and affordability). What better way to show which transit system is clearly superior than our weekly celebration of shit that happens, you guessed it, #onlyonMuni?
- 7am on the bus heading to work & dude next to me just killed a 40. #MuniDiaries
- The scene in Breakfast Club where Ally Sheedy shakes her dandruff onto the table? Yeah, just watched someone do that. #SFMuni
- God damnit. I’m sitting next to the guy who always hand drums on #sfmuni
- OH on #SFMuni: “He’s super hot, even though he has bad, ‘done in prison’ #tattoos.” #SanFrancisco #Lockup
- This guy has on waaaay more bronzer than is necessary for SF. Dude, you’ve got stripper tan. #munidiaries
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