Tell SXSW: What’s on your Muni Wishlist?


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We don’t have to tell you that our public transit system is far from perfect. So what do you do to make up for what our bus system lacks?

This year we’re honored to be on a panel at South by Southwest to talk about data solutions for public transportation. We’ve seen the many ways that Muni riders use social media to communicate about what’s happening on the bus in real time when the official information isn’t fast enough. So tell us how you think Muni and other transit systems can use technology to improve our commute:

What’s on your Muni wishlist?

More bus shelters with NextBus data? Better arrival prediction? Yet another Muni mobile app? Throw your wish in the hat!

And if you’re going to be at South by Southwest, please come to our panel:

Sexy* Data Solutions for Public Transit
Monday, March 12
11:00AM -12:00PM
AT&T Conference Hotel
Salon D

*according to SXSW

Please Love, Move Back

David posted this on the Muni Diaries Facebook Page. Psst, up top: Please Love Back is watching your every move, so be nice out there.

Please Love Back is a Muni Diaries favorite — spotted so far on the 47-Van Ness and the 71-Haight/Noriega. We hope it makes you crack a smile, too. But let’s not diminish the importance of moving back, too. Please, for the love of god and all that is holy, move back on crowded buses.

If you’re on the go, send us stuff the quickie way by posting on our Facebook Wall and tweeting @munidiaries.

Muni News: Tunnel Driver Punished, BART Fare Hike, Caltrain Fare Hike


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  • Muni operators sue against Proposition G again (SF Examiner) | (SF Appeal)
  • Man Accused Of Driving Into Muni Tunnel Gets Community Service (SF Appeal)
  • Woman Trapped Under N-Judah Was Trying To Cross Street With Dog (SFist)
  • BART considers how to raise fares (SFGate)
  • Looks like all systems go for Central subway (SFGate)
  • Caltrain fare increases headed for a vote Thursday (SJ Mercury News)

Bay Citizen: Muni Driver Fired After Harassing 13-Year-Old

Here comes another one from the bad news pile today. The Bay Citizen reports that a “Muni bus operator was fired last fall after he allegedly sexually harassed a 13-year-old passenger.”

More from the Bay Citizen:

Tamika Trammell told The Bay Citizen her daughter ran home crying on July 28 after a driver on the 44 bus line allegedly gave the 13-year-old his number and told her to meet him after work. Trammell said her daughter rode the bus regularly to and from school in the city’s Hunter’s Point neighborhood.

SFMTA spokesperson Paul Rose told the Bay Citizen that the San Francisco police investigated the incident and Muni turned over video and audio recordings related to the case. The district attorney decided not to file charges, he told the Bay Citizen. The operator is no longer employed by Muni as of last October, according to Rose.

Hat tip: reader Patricia.

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