Muni Greenhouse
Just yesterday, we told you about bus-top gardens in NYC. Now Christopher shares some in-bus flora with us. “Tropical Paradise on outbound N Judah today!”
Happy Friday!
Muni Centennial to Kick Off with Streetcar No. 1!
Are There Quiet Freakouts on Muni?
The Tenderloin Geographic Society posted this one today, pointing out the irony of quietly freaking out on a 71.
Who is freaking out on your Muni? Send us a Muni diary today.
Muni News: New BART cars, Muni savings, speedier Muni, Caltrain upgrades
Photo by eviloars
- Wage talks to be either a boost or bust for SFMTA (SF Examiner)
- New Train Car Project (BART.gov)
- Cuts to Top Brass Will Save Muni $2 Million (Bay Citizen)
- Half of SF’s Traffic Signals to Get Transit Priority Within Two Years (Streetsblog SF)
- SFMTA’s plan to speed Muni service (SF Gate)
- Muni budget deficit ballooning (SF Examiner)
- Caltrain upgrades a step toward high-speed rail (SFGate)
- Muni chief takes aim at swollen overtime budget (SF Public Press)
Muni emergency exit for the taking
Feeling trapped on Muni Metro? Stuck on a 30-Stockton or 45-Union/Stockton in Chinatown? What you need is your own emergency exit. Kelsey found one for you on Van Ness.
Happy Thursday!
Bus Top Gardens: Why Not?
They did it on the roof at the Academy of Sciences, so why not bring the idea of the living roof to the top of buses?
We found this cool project called Bus Roots, which brings living gardens to the tops of city buses. A prototype is currently traveling around New York City.
What do you think: Yay or nay for Muni?