Can We Design the San Francisco Public Transit App?

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David points us to Designing Chicago: New Tools for Public Transit, a project under way in the Windy City to build an app that finally, once and for all, truly serves the needs of transit users in a big city. He goes on:

Cool crowd funded, crowd sourced public transit app for CTA in Chicago. You would think that with all the social app startups in SF, someone would try to do something like this. Maybe it’s because they’re all too busy riding around in private shuttle busses to realize how shitty Muni is.

Feel that hopefulness? I get where he’s coming from. Nothing against some of the better apps out there. But something like Design Chicago could (should) happen here.

Okay, who’s ready? And who’s leading this thing? Not me. Heh.

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Full Lineup for Muni Diaries Live Next Saturday, This Way Please

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Design by Craig Fowler

Want to hear unbelievable but true stories that happened on Muni? We’re back at the Elbo Room on August 11 for Muni Diaries Live, where we bring you true and hilarious Muni (and BART!) stories live on stage.

Our damn fine lineup for this show:

  • Broke-Ass Stuart, the king of stylish brokeitude
  • Hiya Swanhuyser, writer and San Francisco culture maven
  • Jesse James, Muni Diaries Live audience favorite
  • Joyce Lee, spoken word wonderwoman
  • Mahsa Matin and Elyse Bova, of Beat Feet Orchestra

Come up on stage to tell your own Muni stories after the break for a chance to win awesome prizes from our sponsors!

Grab your tickets now and see you next Saturday!

Details:

Muni Diaries Live
Sat., Aug. 11, doors: 6:30, show: 7 p.m. Tickets: $12.
Buy advance tickets
Elbo Room
647 Valencia Street, San Francisco
Take Muni there: J-Church, 12, 14, 22, 33, 49, or BART: 16th or 24th St stations
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Transit News: Keep holding it on BART, phone thieves on Muni and BART, Central Subway legal battles, bikes on BART

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  • Despite Escalator Defecation Problem, BART Has No Plans To Reopen Restrooms In SF Stations (BCN via SF Appeal)
  • Alleged Muni Cellphone Thief Nabbed By DNA (SF Appeal)
  • Twitter line may not be getting message out as ridership falls short (SF Examiner)
  • Pepper-Spraying Pricks Busted for Allegedly Swiping Cellphones From BART Riders (SF Weekly)
  • Police Connect Pepper-Spraying Teens To Cell Phone Thefts At Three Other BART Stations (SF Appeal)
  • Kenneth Harding: Mother of Teen Who Died Fleeing From Police Sues SFPD (SF Weekly)
  • Central Subway: North Beach Merchants Lawyer Up, Fire Legal Salvo (SF Weekly)
  • BART trains to welcome cyclists — for now (SF Examiner)
Category: News

“My mother’s most memorable Muni story”

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100 Muni StoriesNot many (most?) of us can say that their mother took them around town on Muni when they were kids. Not so for one of our favorite Muni Diaries commenters, Dexter Wong. Take it away, Dexter:

My mother’s most memorable Muni story is that she was taking me to the doctor on the old B Geary streetcar (I was still a baby.) As we neared our stop, she picked me up (I was wrapped in a blanket) and walked toward the open door. A gust of wind came through it and blew the blanket open, revealing I was barefoot. An old lady noticed me and said loudly, “That baby must be cold!” My mother then covered me back up and got off, saying nothing, but feeling quite embarrassed.

Sweet stuff.

Category: 100 Muni Stories, diaries, reflection
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