Nail (B)ART
Being the fashionable, creative, transit-loving Bay Area we are, this kind of had to happen. @DanaWei made it so, tweeting this pic and message:
Was feeling crafty. Hey @SFBART, it’s you. On nails.
Now, who’s going to do the Muni worm or tiny Fast Passes on nails? All of the above would go perfectly with the Clipper Card earrings. I am that girl, yes.
Bay Citizen: Only 60 Percent of Muni Vehicles Run On Time
Photo by Art Siegel
Earlier this month, The Bay Citizen found that SFMTA has not been accurately reporting its on-time performance. Today’s interactive chart looks like more data to support the previous report.
According to this report, the top five on-time Muni lines (the 88 being the most on-time):
- 88-BART Shuttle
- 1AX
- 36-Teresita
- 31BX
- 1BX
And the worst? The least on-time Muni lines (the 76-Marin Headlands being the least on time):
- 76-Marin Headlands
- L-Taraval
- M-Ocean View
- KT-Ingleside/Third Street
- F-Market Wharves
You can check out how your line performs in an interactive chart on The Bay Citizen’s website.
Pants, Check: Lost and Found on Muni
Photo: nelz9999
@Robbie_Lawrence‘s tweet tells a compelling, centennial-worthy tale in Twitter-size bites:
lost my pants and my wallet one night. Month later a homeless guy brought it to me saying was on 5-Fulton
Score one for humanity.
Catch up with all the published stories on our 100 Days, 100 Muni Stories page. And help us celebrate 100 years of journeys on Muni: submit your own entry today or tweet @munidiaries with hashtag #100MuniStories.
Bent out of Shape at Powell Street Station
Behold the coolest PR stunts you’ll ever see for a movie.
In connection with the Clean Socks Documentary Project, a film about the Mongolian art form of contortion, these folks sampled their bendiest moves at Powell Street Station recently.
You, too, will be amazed by these contortionists “getting [their] socks very dirty for a clean socks project.” Contribute to the Clean Socks Project Kickstarter if you love what you see.
Hat tip: Amy (our new animals on transit correspondent!) at Tiny Rides
Boarding Muni with One Arm and Two Babies
Photo by Lulu Vision
Editor’s Note: What happens when you need to get on Muni and you have one arm, two toddlers, and a double stroller? Read on.
Folding and carrying a double stroller and a pair of toddlers up a flight of stairs is an extremely challenging feat for any able-bodied adult, let alone a one-armed girl. It should be noted that this was the train’s first stop during a non-peak time so passenger space at the front of the train was certainly not an issue.
Eventually some passers-by were able to lend assistance. When the train reached her stop at Taraval & Sunset she asked to leave the train via the handicapped ramp and was again refused. If it had not been for the help of other passengers she would not have been able to disembark at all.
I’ve encountered the “no strollers on the train” attitude before, and I usually begrudgingly accept it even though I don’t understand how a stroller is fundamentally different in principle than a wheelchair. (It’s worth noting I have also encountered many drivers who have been courteous and accommodating for parents with babies). But I can’t understand how anyone could be callous enough to enforce that rule against an actual disabled person trying to handle two babies at once. I believe the driver’s conduct violated the spirit, if not the letter, of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Real classy, Muni.
Current SFMTA policy leaves it up to the driver to allow or disallow strollers on Muni. According to SFMTA’s official website, “If a baby stroller is allowed on board, the child must be removed from the stroller and the stroller must be folded up while it is on the vehicle…wheelchair lifts are not intended for use by non-disabled passengers, including passengers with baby strollers or large packages.”
Last month, we posted about a proposal to ease up this policy, thereby allowing unfolded strollers on buses. But this incident seems to be, simply, about common sense and when to approach issues on a case-by-case basis. What do you think of the driver’s reaction?