Art Show Tonight: Pieces of the City

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Tonight’s opening night for San Francisco artist Nathan Tan (Nate1), who you might also know as the designer of our awesome “Long Live the Fast Pass” t-shirts.

See what parts of the city make it into his new works. Of course, our (slightly biased) favorite ones feature Muni zooming by.

Details:
Opening party: Pieces of the City
Secession Art and Design
3361 Mission Street, San Francisco
Friday, April 6, 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

Check out Nate’s other works and collection of urban-cool shirts and onesies at New Skool.


Art by Nate1

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Transit News: Muni budget, Muni on-time rate, Central Subway money

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Photo by waltarrrrr

  • MTA budget: Sunday parking meters, Fast Passes for low-income youth, Muni vehicles maintenance (The Daily Dose)
  • Muni’s on-time rate up slightly so far this year (SFGate)
  • Proposed SFMTA budget includes significant portion of Central Subway funds (Central Subway Blog)
  • Muni Town Hall: New Chief Meets, Confounds His Public (SF Weekly)
  • Dear Muni: Don’t ask drivers to balance budget (Nevius — who else?)
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Muni Centennial kicks off with a ride on Car No. 1

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Local regular folk and dignitaries alike kicked off Muni’s centennial celebration today at the San Francisco Railway Museum. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Mayor Ed Lee, and a whole host of local elected officials celebrated Muni’s 100th birthday by riding in the meticulously restored Streetcar #1.

Among the more memorable things said:
Mayor Ed Lee: “Muni is such an important part of every San Franciscan’s life.” (We couldn’t agree more!)
Supervisor David Chiu: “Love it or hate it, everyone has a Muni story.” (YES!!!!!)

Just after the speeches, VIPs got on board Car No. 1 and went for a stroll down Market Street. Car No. 1 first entered service on Dec. 28, 1912, when Muni was first launched. The historic streetcar is set to join the F-Market/Wharves fleet. We can’t wait to ride it.

As a part of the centennial celebration, Muni Diaries is launching our “100 Days, 100 Muni Stories” project: your story can appear in an ad inside the bus! Sounds like Supervisor Chiu has at least a story or three.

Here are some photos from this morning’s event. Special thanks to Market Street Railway for all its hard work getting these moving museums back into service.


Car No. 1 makes its way down Steuart before turning west onto Market


Sen. Feinstein and Mayor Lee unveil the official Muni centennial logo

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See Your Story on a Bus Ad with “100 Days, 100 Muni Stories”!

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Muni turns 100 this year, and we want to celebrate it with your Muni stories. After all, we think that’s the best part about riding the bus. Today we’re launching our “100 Days, 100 Muni Stories” story drive: submit a Muni story in the next 100 days and a portion of your story can end up on a bus ad!

Your Muni story can be long, short, or even a funny tweet. We’ll choose two of the best stories on Muni Diaries — thanks to SFMTA’s help, portions of the winning stories will appear on advertisements inside the bus. Yes, your clever wit and your name can make an appearance on buses citywide.

So tell us your best Muni stories (use the hashtag #100MuniStories)! Need inspiration? Check out our archive of favorite Muni tales. See all the centennial celebration events at SFMTA’s official Muni centennial site.

Muni Diaries “100 Days, 100 Muni Stories” graphic design is by Lisa Wong Jackson. Check her out at Good on Paper.

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