Photo: I get around (on BART)
Saw this sticker the other day on BART. I like it. Anyone know anything about it? I only found one example on Flickr.
Clipper Card Reader Tagged the Wrong Time?
Photo by Agent Akit
A few weeks ago my wife and a friend of ours boarded Muni at about 5:45 p.m. in the Inner Sunset. When they got off at Civic Center a little after 6 p.m., they were stopped by fare inspectors who scanned their Clipper cards. It was then that they were told the system registered them having boarded at 4 p.m., and that they’d be issued a ticket for riding with an expired fare.
Their well-documented petition was denied, and to even fight it they have to pay the $103 fine.
If this has happened to you, were you able to petition the ticket? Let us know what happened.
Alert: Hot Scot on Muni
Photo by @Anzermo
Stop the presses. There is a hot Scot on the bus. Or at least @Anzermo thinks so.
While the degrees of hotness definitely depend on personal preference, I can see why this dapper Muni passenger was bestowed the title of “Hot Scot on the bus.” Let’s break it down:
- He is checking his phone and indifferent to his own spectacular style.
- His tie matches his kilt.
- His socks look woolly and comfortable, hinting at potentially muscular calves.
My only regret is that we can’t see his shoes.
Saw something else notable on your commute? Tweet it over @munidiaries!
Transit News: Muni on-time rate, BART Warm Springs extension, Giants parade ridership records
Photo by Dizzy Atmosphere
- Muni Reports Low On-Time Rate Remains Far Below Goal (SF Public Press)
- Lawmakers question use of operating funds for free Muni youth program (SF Examiner)
- Giant ridership for Muni World Series service (SFGate)
- BART celebrates Warm Springs Extension milestone with tunnel walk (BART.gov)
- Transit ridership set records on parade day (SFGate)
- Muni insurance won’t replace torched bus (SFGate)
Retro Buses Celebrate Muni Centennial
Photo by @thecara
The fine folks at Market Street Railway have more on the two-time special Sunday service. Meanwhile, click the photo below to open a gallery of images we dug up.
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Photo by itsgraaaay
Photo credits:
1. itsblim
2. itsgraaaay
3. agentakit
4. @larrybobsf
5. agentakit
6. @thecara
7. @markasaurus
8. @thecara
9. cripsahoy
10. @thecara
11. @thecara
12. @thecara
13. abobass
SFPD arrests suspect in assault on Muni station agent
The SF Police Department has made an arrest following the beating of a Muni station agent. From the SFPD press release:
On November 2, 2012, the San Francisco Community College District Police Department received an anonymous tip that the suspect was on the Phelan Campus. They detained the suspect and contacted the San Francisco Police Department. Officers from the San Francisco Police’s Muni Task Force responded to the campus and took the suspect into custody.
The suspect was identified as Devon Riley, 20, resident of San Francisco. Riley was interviewed Muni Task Force officers. Riley was booked into San Francisco County Jail on the following charges: battery with serious injuries, battery on a transportation operator and mayhem. All three charges are felonies. Riley’s mug shot is not being released at this time pending further identification matters.
“Mayhem” sounds about right to us. We’ll update here if more details emerge.