Weekend Photos: Troublemakers and Other Faces
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Enjoy these photos and your weekend!
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Montgomery Station String Quartet Plays ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’
Photo by Earthman
Muni station diaries are a cousin of Muni diaries. Not quite the same when you’re stationary. But things. They happen. And they happen underground.
Witness @fizzylex‘s retelling in this tweet:
“There is a string quartet at Montgomery Station playing Bohemian Rhapsody.”
Wonder which instrument played “Scaramouche! Scaramouche! Will you do the Fandango?!”
100 Days, 100 Muni Stories is our way of celebrating Muni’s centennial. If you have a perfect Muni memory, share it with us. Tag your Muni tweets #100MuniStories. All 100 stories have a chance of ending up on bus ads later this year!
Cool Transit Ad: The Beach Rides With You
Or, if we were as lucky as these South Korean commuters, the “beach” would be right there with us on the ride.
Seriously, the sand and water would be a great exfoliant/rinse for most Muni LRVs.
Via: Treehugger
SF Weekly: Muni Maintenance Dismal Compared to Other Agencies
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Muni doesn’t have enough mechanics, and its vehicles break down more than those of other agencies, according to this week’s SF Weekly cover story by Joe Eskenazi. Comparing to other agencies across the country, Muni employs fewer mechanics per vehicle, and statistically, its buses and trains “fail significantly more than those are other agencies.”
Eskenazi details how maintenance issues are recorded and processed for Muni vehicles, and makes a case that Muni should have installed a barcoding system to keep track of parts and inventory. Efficiency and automation are also problems for the agency, according to the SF Weekly report.
You can read the rest of the report over at SF Weekly.
Next-Level Eavesdropping on Muni
Photo by Robert B. Livingston
@scenechangego: Accidentally eavesdropping in 4 languages #sfmuni #californian #100MuniStories
You, too, could be featured in our 100 Days, 100 Muni Stories drive. Celebrate 100 years of Muni by telling us your story today. Email works, or tweet to @munidiaries, hashtag #100MuniStories.
Unexplained Activity While Waiting for Muni
Photo by David Lytle
This series of photos in our Flickr pool baffles the mind. There’s even a paparazzi involved. I think?
Thanks, David, for submitting these inexplicable photos.
What happened on your commute today?