The NYC Subway, a Horrible Place for Bad Ideas

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Had it with the transit poop talk? Well, we’re not quite there yet. Definitely not, if there’s a strange utterly mind-boggling story involved.

According to Gawker, a New York man was killed last month after he fell onto the tracks while trying to create a makeshift toilet between two cars of a moving subway.

The story gets ever weirder. Shortly before that, another man was found in the same station, bloodied, with “severe buttocks injuries” and a broken pelvis. Police believe he had climbed up from the tracks and although it was unclear what exactly happened to him. He was, most certainly, very drunk.

Via Gawker.

The Twists and Turns of a Single OH on Muni

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Matt got it all down:

A nicely dressed 40-something woman is riding Muni talking into her phone.

“Listen, I’m trying to move blocks around and schedule meetings.”

[…] <— that means she's listening to words I can't hear, because that's how phones work. "Just how much coffee have you had?" […] "Just what exactly are you seeing?" […] "Listen, I'm trying to win us a vacation to Greece and Taiwan. Honey, I'm going to get us on that boat. Greece… and Taiwan!” Read more

Fantasy Muni Stations

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Alexander Dragunov

Descending down the Van Ness station escalator is like entering the eye of Sauron, am I right? It’d be even more apt if we had stations that look like these fantastical subway stations in Stockholm. Stockholm’s metro system has been called “the world’s longest art exhibition,” and each station is an amazing rendition of an artist’s imagination of an underground world. Bob H at AllCitySF.com hipped us to these surreal subway stations that will pretty much blow your mind.

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Transit News: BART says ‘no’ to poo and pee, Muni vs. private shuttles, Muni overtime

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  • With packed vehicles people opt for private cars, SFMTA says (SF Examiner)
  • BART to (Finally) Ban Peeing and Pooping Criminals From Riding its Trains (SF Weekly)
  • Supervisors call payment plan to BART a ripoff (SF Examiner)
  • New loading zone proposed on Van Ness Avenue to ease issues with private shuttles and Muni (SF Examiner)
  • New Audit Uncovers Irregularities, Lack Of Oversight Of SF Muni Overtime (CBS)

49er pride and Muni’s plans for the Super Bowl

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Photo courtesy eze415 via @verbalcupcake

The Super Bowl is tomorrow. The San Francisco 49ers will play some football team or another in the Super Bowl. You will probably watch the game on TV, because you either a) are a 49ers fan, b) love commercials, c) both, d) are laid up in bed with that flu that’s going around, and have no choice but to watch the Super Bowl. Wait, are we allowed to write “Super Bowl”? I guess we have to hope so.

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