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Mission Mission’s Ariel Dovas received a random gift from a stranger on Muni. From Ariel:
This morning on the way to work I noticed this dude across the train looking up and back down at a notebook and figured he was drawing the train or something. A few minutes later he came up to me and handed me a piece of paper. “I drew a picture of you. Here.”
Photo by sfbike
Starting Monday, BART is lifting its rush hour ban on bikes for a trial period of five months before deciding whether the change will be permanent. You might remember that BART’s board of directors voted in May to lift the rush hour bike ban.
Allowing bikes on trains during rush hour will apply to all stations at all hours. According to current BART rules for morning commutes, bikes are allowed in the Embarcadero Station only for trips to the East Bay. Currently, during evening commute hours, bicyclists traveling from the East Bay must exit at the Embarcadero Station. Bikes also cannot enter or exit 12th Street and 19th Street Oakland stations during rush hour according to the current rules.
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Photo by sirgious
Best overheard by rider Ellen C.:
Heard on the 6 heading towards Haight: “It’s called Muni. If you don’t like it, get a car.” Said by a woman trying to calm down an irate fellow passenger.
Truth bombs!
Photo by torbakhopper
Sometimes it’s just not enough to complain in your inside voice. And sometimes, when you forget to talk in your inside voice on Muni, you’ll get your own play-by-play commentary with banjo accompaniment. From Muni rider Sarabeth:
I was waiting for the 24 bus outbound at Castro and Market. When the bus arrived, a few passengers got off the bus in a hurry. Then, the bus driver informed us that there had been an “incident” and the police were on their way. He said we were welcome to get on the bus, although “it might be a while.” I decided to wait for the next bus or the police to come. After a few minutes, a woman on the bus – who I later found out was the one causing ‘the incident’ on the bus – started yelling at other passengers on the bus, some of whom responded. Read more
Photo by mayaibuki.me
Get your “awwwwwww” muscles relaxed and ready, you guys:
“Found a rare preserved #sfmuni transfer from the year I was born, inside a book”
Frame that sucker, Franko!
Via @YungPeng