Hot right now: Muni Simulator Game!

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Reader and photographer Bhautik Joshi alerted us on Twitter to a German simulation game where you can be a Muni driver! The promotional clip above from the game maker comes with a grandiose soundtrack that seems more fitting for I Am Legend than driving Muni. At any rate, it sounds totally epic. While watching the promotional clip, I fully expected a herd of zombies to come out and attack the bus and the driver to save us all (always double-tap).

The game lets you simulate driving a bus (or streetcar or cable car) on spotless San Francisco streets. Sitting in the driver’s seat, you can operate your own bus, make your own schedule, “finish exciting missions and find hidden money.” You can also repair buses, make a pit stop for coffee, refuel the bus, and take the bus to a carwash.

The game is available for PC only right now. Our friends at Market Street Railway say that the game even features mysterious catacombs and a storage facility with a Milan tram.

Who knew that people found driving the bus in San Francisco so exciting? Think the game makers will be up for incorporating some of the stories on Muni Diaries into the game? I have a couple of choice stories that come to mind…

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Tweaking the Muni Worm

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San Francisco

Wait a minute, did SFMTA redesign the venerable Muni logo?

Nah, this is the work of Jeremiah, who used a little creative license and photoshop to spice up his photo of the side of a bus.

The Muni logo was originally designed by San Francisco-based graphic designer Walter Landor in the 1970s and adorns everything from old fast passes, a transit-inspired Nike shirt, feminist head gear, to a neck tattoo.

Where else have you spotted the worm?

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Weekend Photos: Everyday America

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MUNI 1776 PCC STREETCAR
Photo by Muni Better Late Than Never

Happy July 4, the bus says.
Three more things to do this weekend:

  • Prince versus Michael Jackson at Madrone (Muni 21, 24, 5, 6, 71, 22).
  • Streets of San Francisco photo show at Schroeder’s (1, 41, F, J,K, L, M, T, N).
  • Monday – fireworks along Pier 39!


    • Remember that Muni is on a Sunday schedule this Monday. If you’re along the Pier 39 area, check out reroutes and extra service for the fireworks celebration.

    Enjoy these photos and your long weekend.

    365 Joy / Day 172
    Photo by Jaymi Heimbuch

    Muni pirate
    Photo by Hugo Haas


    Photo by Claudine


    Photo by Justin Beck

    Expect Muni delays
    Photo by Lorcan Keating

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    What happened on the L-Taraval the other day?

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    L Taraval
    Photo by Christina B Castro

    Rachael has a bizarre story that we’d love to get more info on.

    At about 3:20 the other day, I was on the 29-inbound at Sunset/Taraval when I saw a woman chasing after a man. It took me a second to realize that the woman was in Muni driver browns and that she was the operator of the then-stalled L-Taraval. I figured so many other people had their cellphones out that I didn’t need to bother calling 311.

    The driver, who was wearing only one shoe by this time — possibly after having lost the shoe as she was sprinting across the street — was screaming at the man and tried several times to spit on him while also trying to kick/punch. She’d go into a little fighting stance here and there before finally swearing and running off back towards her train. The guy she was after tried to board the 29, but the driver didn’t seem to want to take him on.

    Rachael says she doesn’t know what prompted the altercation. We’re sure it was quite the scene. Were you there? Can you shed any light on what caused this riffraff? If you’re a Muni driver, have you heard anything about this?

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    Muni News: Fares and Passes Go Up Tomorrow, ‘If I Ruled Muni,’ Clipper refunds

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    Yeah, right.
    Photo by blarfiejandro

    • BART Reaches $1.3 Million Settlement With Mother Of Oscar Grant (SF Appeal)
    • Muni approves $233M contract for Central Subway tunneling project in SF (SF Examiner)
    • New Muni contract: Supervisor demands accountability (SFGate)
    • Will Muni deal lead to savings? (SFGate)
    • Clipper Could be Overcharging You for Using Transfers (UPDATE: Clipper Admits Error, Refunds to be Issued) (Akit’s Complaint Department)
    • Transit Fares, Bridge Tolls Go Up Friday (BCN via SF Appeal)
    • If I Ruled Muni… (SF Weekly‘s Joe Eskanazi)
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