A Muni transfer from the year I was born
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
Alternate Reality: Gorgeous N-Judah Ride
Sure to become a classic, filmmakers Rebecca Richardson and James O’Malley imagined a different universe than the one we inhabit. Good on them for that.
Here’s what Richardson had to say about it (via SF Weekly):
We wanted to show day-to-day travel in a glamorous light, and to inspire people to actively see the beauty and magic in things they would never have considered as interesting. The Muni, and the N Judah line in particular, is something that is regularly dismissed and treated with disdain. But we think it’s interesting: for $2, you can see the whole city, from Bay to Breakers, on a schedule that’s all of its own making.
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Your Weekend Transit Advisory: Giants games, concerts, Muni Metro work, Komen walk
Baseball Game Traffic Reroutes
The San Francisco Giants will play three home games against the Miami Marlins at AT&T Park this weekend: 7:15 p.m., Friday; 1:05 p.m., Saturday and 1:05 p.m., Sunday.
The SFMTA advises motorists of the increased congestion in San Francisco and advises commuters to use transit and avoid using the Bay Bridge on these dates.
For details about transit service to AT&T Park, including connections from Bay Area transit systems to Muni can be found at www.sfmta.com. Regional transit information for BART, Caltrain and the ferries as well as traffic is available at www.511.org.
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It’s Musical Revenge! Top Five Muni Moments This Week
Photo by davidquiros_
This week’s top moments on Muni feature a few well-dressed riders and a not-so-subtle battle of musical taste. I’m a hip-hop fan myself, but I’m not afraid of Achy Breaky Heart.
Top Muni moments this week:
- Putting Celine Dion on my phone to blast back at obnoxious boys who blast derogatory rap on the bus.
- Every time I’m treated to rap music on the 9, I unplug my headphones and treat everyone to “Achy breaky heart.”
PBR 12-packs need Muni, too, you know
Conundrum: cracking one open on the J-Church when it’s packed and you could really use one (though preferably something stronger) vs. cracking one open in relative, however visible peace.
I think it’s safe to say that the answer to this age-old question is: “Yes.”
From Samantha on the trusty Muni Diaries Facebook page (are you following us there? Because follow us there):
Thought you guys would find this entertaining. Dude was pre-partying before hitting up Dolores Park on the J. Legit.
We do find it entertaining, and so do you.
Muni bus on car crash near, in Panhandle (update)
Photo by @LeezyBreeze
Update (Friday, 8:43 a.m.): KTVU and SF Weekly reports that a passenger on the bus helped stop it after it had dragged the car for some time.
KTVU tracked down the “cool-headed” passenger, Frank Primus, who was sitting in the rear of the runaway bus. Primus says when he realized the bus wasn’t actually stopping after hitting the Jetta, he dashed up to the driver seat, and put his foot on the brake.
“I realized we were headed toward Fell and the bus wasn’t stopping, the guy wasn’t stopping the bus,” Primus told KTVU.
Cyclists were jumping out of the path of the moving bus, which barely dodged oncoming traffic.