Hard Living in Tokyo?

Muni Diaries reader Jamie shared this funny photo taken during his trip to Tokyo. Too many late nights for this snoozing subway rider? Jamie has a more interesting theory: “pretty sure this lady was drunk at 6 a.m. on a Sunday.” We’re sure Jamie felt right at home, in that case.

Transit News: Muni hiring shenanigans, Caltrain forecast, BART escalators, free AC Transit passes


Photo by Lynn Friedman

  • Despite budget deficit, Muni spends $1 million to hire more drivers (The Bay Citizen)
  • Caltrain moves from doom to boom, but forecast could get gloomy (San Jose Mercury News)
  • Central Subway tunnel construction to begin (SFGate)
  • BART Escalator Watch 2012: 10 Repaired, 19 To Go (SFist)
  • AC Transit to give out free passes on June 26 (SFGate)
  • Report: Modernizing Caltrain Could Generate 9,600 Jobs (SF Appeal)
  • Two Arrested For Setting Castro Muni Station Fires (SFist)

No, No, Don’t Get Up: Cozy on BART

So, this guy. Perhaps the most This Guy of all This Guys on BART.

Snapped this one later in the 6-o’clock hour: toward the end of the evening rush. The train wasn’t sardines-crowded, but there were several people entering, exiting, and standing around.

In other words, maybe don’t sit like this on BART, in the interest of seat-having for fellow passengers.

The Uneventful Muni Ride


Photo by Abe Bingham

100 Muni StoriesThis tweet made me think of public transit planners, the people who ostensibly want a system of vehicles going from various Points A to B without much happening in between. Yeah, right.

@PickUpABook: Nothing eventful happened on my commute today. With muni, sometimes that’s the best you can hope for

We hear you. Although there are some experiences we hope for.

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