Muni Diaries

Weekend Photos: First of the Year

January 4, 2013 eugenia Leave a comment

Somehow, under Thomas Hawk’s lens, the Stockton tunnel looks cleaner, shinier, and more mysterious. Today’s weekend photos also feature a cozy bear and a couple of well-dressed gentlemen.

A few nights ago I was walking around Chinatown and saw a Muni driver get out of the bus at a red light with a teenager who must have been a tourist. The driver looked out for traffic at the intersection so the kid could take a photo of the Transamerica building. Moments like this really make me happy to live here, and to share our site with everyone who rides the bus.

Enjoy the first batch of beautiful weekend photos of 2013!
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How do you get to Rushmore? Muni, natch

January 4, 2013 jeff One comment

bathsaltvisions spotted Jason Schwartzman on this Muni bus, y’all. I mean, he’s a Coppola, so the fact that he’s in San Francisco makes all kinds of sense …

Category: Funny: Muni LOLs

Controversial “Jihad” Ad Airs on Muni

January 4, 2013 eugenia 6 comments

Photo via KTVU

An ad campaign using the controversial word “jihad” has launched on Muni buses, and the reception has been mixed. The “My Jihad” ad campaign from the Council on American Islamic Relations first launched in Chicago in December, and was started partly because of an earlier “support Israel” bus ad campaign by Pamela Geller. The Council on American Islamic Relations says that the goal of the “My Jihad” campaign is to “share the proper meaning of jihad,” according to the CAIR’s official website.

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Making Spirits Bright on Muni

January 4, 2013 jeff Leave a comment

Photo by torbakhopper

You thought the holidays were over? LOL. Muni rider Wendy relays the following.

The subway was backed up yesterday afternoon so I had to take an above ground bus from Civic Center to the Financial District. Taking the above ground is something that I usually hate having to do because it takes forever. I hopped on the first bus to come along, which was an F Market.

A group of teenage girls who boarded at 5th Street started singing in the back. The bus driver got on the intercom and asked if they’d maybe sing some Christmas carols instead, which they gladly did. The next thing you know, the driver has joined in over the intercom and then suddenly, there was an entire F Market streetcar singing Jingle Bells and Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer.

The holidays might be over but there was certainly enough cheer left to spare today.

What’s the haps on your bus?

Category: Aww: Cute on Muni

The cutest damn grenade there ever were

January 3, 2013 jeff One comment

Okay, yeah, bombs on public transit are not a joking matter. So this artist took matters into their own hands, and reclaimed this bright-green symbol for the cute-lovers among us.

Via BART operator and friend of Muni Diaries, Kelly.

Category: Aww: Cute on Muni, BART

Always feel like somebody’s watching you on Muni

January 3, 2013 jeff One comment

Photo by MarkPritchard

I’m sure many of you will be thrilled to know that Muni is set to implement a $5.9 overhaul of its surveillance cameras. Thanks to a grant from the federal government, SFMTA officials will now be able to monitor sounds and images from Muni vehicles in real time. Yep.

Via NBC Bay Area:

“The information we receive from the surveillance video is very helpful for authorities and Muni personnel,” SFMTA’s Paul Rose said. “The authorities are able to investigate crimes and find out what took place and use that as leads for their investigation.”

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