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Muni News: Fixing Muni, ridership and fares up, BART-BART-BART
Photo by Benjamin Soto
- A Plan to Improve Muni (Dennis Herrera for Mayor)
- Caltrain could share tracks with high-speed rail (SFGate)
- Ridership up, but so are fares nationwide (Rescue Muni)
- Teen Robbed On Muni, Second Teen Robbed While Trying To Call Police (SF Appeal)
- BART director says first phase of Livermore BART extension should proceed ASAP (SJ Mercury News)
- Emily Dunn Identified as Pedestrian Killed by Muni Shuttle in Castro (SF Weekly)
- Muni driver in fatal crash may have violated protocol (SFGate)
- Phil Ting’s Reset SF hosts Muni panel discussion tonight (Reset SF)
- 40 Arrested In BART Protest Monday Night, Another Demonstration Planned For Next Week (SF Appeal)
- Fed-up commuters battle BART protesters (SF Examiner)
- Muni transit director John Haley to give TEP update Wednesday (SF Examiner)
Photo Diary: Passion of the Muni
* free admission when DC not responding // the admission cops cite you or ask you to leave // something other than regular admission is deducted from your account, and your protest of a citation is tangled up in bureaucratic loopholes for months on end …
What if Muni went overhead?
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We can dream, can’t we?
Watch the demo above (apologies in advance about the soundtrack?) or visit SMT Rail’s website for more details. And tell us: If Muni were to implement such a system (forgetting how much it would cost to build), how exactly would they screw it up?
BART’s side of the story on cell phone shutdown
Photo by Greg
For what it’s worth, here’s the official statement from BART regarding its Aug. 11 shutoff of cell phone service in the platform level of some stations:
Prior to a planned protest on August 11, 2011, BART obtained credible information that led us to conclude that the safety of the BART system would be compromised. Out of an overriding concern for our passengers’ safety, BART made the decision to temporarily interrupt cell phone service on portions of its system. We are aware that the interruption had the effect of temporarily preventing cellular communications for many BART passengers and their families; and we regret any inconvenience caused by the interruption. We want to take this opportunity to share some of the information that led to this decision.
Read the rest of the statement on BART.gov.
Muni accident in Castro leaves pedestrian dead
Update (Sunday, 10:35 a.m.): The pedestrian hit and killed by a Muni shuttle bus on Friday has been identified. SF Appeal has the story.
Update (4:41 p.m.): Dispelling Twitter rumors that the bus in question had been hijacked, @KristinHanes of KGO tweets: “A Muni bus that hit and killed a woman was not stolen, according to SFPD. It was an F line shuttle. Cc @kgoradio http://t.co/NXAsXXL”
Update (3:06 p.m.): @LaronZampf of NBC News has some photos of the scene. The bus in question appears to be a shuttle, not a 33-Stanyan as some have reported.
Update (3:02 p.m.): Per @KCBSNews: “UPDATE on Muni accident: KCBS’ Tim Ryan reports that female pedestrian struck by bus has been killed, 18th and Hartford in the Castro.”
Original post: We’re seeing tweets about a pedestrian-involved Muni accidents in the Castro at 18th and Hartford streets. We’ll do our best to update this post as details emerge.
@KCBSTraffic: “18th St. at Hartford. A Muni Bus has been involved in a crash with a pedestrian and other vehicles. Expect major delays.”