Has Muni Been Fibbing Its On-Time Reports?

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It certainly appears that way. A post on The Bay Citizen today asserts:

San Francisco transit officials have redefined time, fudging their statistics to make it look like buses and trains arrive on schedule, The Bay Citizen has found. These numbers are critical in determining the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency’s efficiency –- and they show the transit agency is much less efficient than it has claimed.

Under the City Charter, Muni vehicles are considered on time if they arrive “no more than one minute early or four minutes late.” But according to Muni’s clock, a minute can last as long as 119 seconds –- or 1 minute, 59 seconds.

Read the rest of the story on The Bay Citizen.

So, this is obviously a case of “Shame on you, SFMTA.” But what do we do about it? Your constructive criticism is appreciated here. No, really.

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Fare Evaders, Beware

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This is a different kind of Muni modification than what we’ve been seeing all week. But Paul J. Lucas warns us nonetheless. “We’ve heard that Muni has both hired more fare inspectors and is deploying them on more lines, but the attached photo (taken on board a J-Church vehicle) shows that Muni is really getting tough.”

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Riding Muni with Skippy the Iguana

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This iguana is the city’s most famous reptilian Muni customer. He’s even made national news! If you’re not acquainted with Skippy the Iguana, you should be. He’s a full-on service animal for Cosmie Silfa, pictured.

From a 2011 Wall Street Journal (for real) report:

“He cradles him like a baby, a big scary baby,” says Roy Mair, who works the front desk of the subsidized housing unit where Mr. Silfa lives. Mr. Silfa says what qualifies Skippy as a service animal is a letter from the psychiatrist who has been treating Mr. Silfa for depression. The letter says Skippy “helps him to maintain a stable mood.”

Rider @faernworks posted this great photo of Skippy and his main dude.

I would love to meet Skippy someday myself, if he’s not too busy being bigtime. He seems like a real gem, and he’s welcome on my Muni any day of the week.

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Fun Tonight: 10 Years of Being Young, Broke, and Beautiful

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Tonight Muni Diaries friend Broke-Ass Stuart is celebrating 10 years of living in San Francisco with a huge blowout party at Public Works. My favorite part of the party invite: “this is a classy affair, so please DRESS UP.” Who doesn’t love an excuse to look fancy?

So here’s what you do:
Step 1. RSVP.
Step 2. Clean up nice.
Step 3. Party your ass off.

The original broke-ass himself is going to be there with tons of great stuff:

  • Sponsored fancy drinks (Negronis) by Campari for the first hour.
  • FREE Oysters by WoodHouse Fish Co. while supplies last.
  • 30 free gourmet dogs by Dojo Dogs (first come first serve)
  • Dojo Dogs + Creme Brulee Cart Outside
  • Photobooth by Snap Fiesta

It’s just $3 to get in, and part of that goes to Slap Cancer. We’ll see you there!

Broke and Classy, Broke-Ass Stuart’s 10 Year Anniversary of Living in SF
Thursday May 17, 8 p.m. to 2 a.m.
Public Works, 161 Erie Street

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Transit News: BRT green light, BART Wi-Fi, free Muni for kids

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  • Man survives being hit by Caltrain (SFGate)
  • Muni rider stabbed in Mission District by suspected gang members (KTVU)
  • Supe. Farrell Delays SFCTA Approval of Van Ness BRT Design (Streetsblog SF)
  • Free Muni youth passes rack up $400K boost (SF Examiner)
  • Muni bus rapid transit has green light to launch (SF Examiner)
  • Man struck, killed on San Jose Caltrain tracks (SFGate)
  • BART Wi-Fi still lags after 3 years (SFGate)
  • Suicide Prevention Effort At SF Caltrain Station today (BCN via SF Appeal)
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Reminder: Monthly A Pass Fare Increase in July

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Update: As reader Rachel pointed out below, the M pass (Muni-only) will also go up by $2 and will be $64 starting July. Thanks, Rachel!

Starting in July, the monthly Muni A pass will cost you $74 instead of $72. We first learned about this last year via the Examiner, who reports that the SFMTA’s board of directors approved the fare increase program in 2010 based on inflation.

For those of you on WageWorks, you should have received an email alert and your order should be automatically adjusted for the new price.

The A pass includes BART rides within city limits. The basic fare per Muni ride is still $2.

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