Friendly streetcar is friendly
Photo by Peter_Hansen
I see a face in there. And that is one of my favorite of Muni’s PCC fleet of streetcars. What’s yours? Here’s a link to all of them at Market Street Railway‘s site.
Photo Diary: Muni Had a Boo-Boo
#muni had a boo-boo band-aid makes it all better!
OMG! Maybe this is the system-wide solution to all of Muni’s woes? Go all low-tech, with Band-Aids, masking tape, and construction paper. No more wait times, no more crashes, no more …
Sorry, got carried away there.
New Muni Shelters Are Small-Arms Fireproof
Photo by Jamison Wieser
Clear Channel is cagey about what it is spending on this, saying only that kitting out each bus stop costs the equivalent of “several luxury cars.” Part of that goes into the “military grade” screens — the sort used in tanks, capable of withstanding small-arms fire. They are expected to last five to seven years, though the units can be upgraded incrementally.
(Earlier, Gizmodo and Popular Mechanics reported that the shelters cost about $30,000 each.) Wow. Those Yahoo! Bus Stop Derby games are really safe!
The shelters are also wifi-capable, which I think will be enabled in 2013. “In exchange for watching one advertisement, users can also get free WiFi Internet access from a 4G superfast hotspot and use it as long as they want. The hotspots can extend up to three blocks and into nearby buildings,” the San Francisco Business Times reports.
Not-Too-Loud American Seeks French Disciplinarian
Photo by Flickr user Lulu Vision
Allie has a strange missed connection of sorts. Read on.
Regardless of the day of the week, she will exclaim across the bus, “It is Sunday, a day of rest! Do not talk so loud!”
We hadn’t seen her in a long time until last week when we were disembarking from the 5 at Baker and she was waiting at the stop… Let’s just say I got a very stern look and lots of hand motions which insinuated that I was being loud and obnoxious. But I was outside and laughing (soberly and not super loud) around noon on a Saturday. Has anyone else run into this librarian-like French woman?
North Beach Muni Riders Win OK Go Concert
From the folks at Yahoo! Bus Stop Derby:
The entire city is invited to rock out on the rooftop at the SF Art Institute, from the toughest competition (Mission and Tenderloin—so close!) to the slightly less tough (Noe Valley, thanks for playing). Come enjoy a variety of street food, games, and mingle with your fellow neighbors on February 5, starting at 3:30pm. Concert doors open at 5:30pm—but come early, since only the first 800 people will get wristbands to the show.
P.S. Take the bus. Parking at the block party is very limited so hop on the Muni (nearby lines: 45 Union/Stockton, 30 Stockton, and 41 Union) or ride your bike.
Will there be treadmills or puppies on stage with OK Go, or will the band incorporate some Muni antics into the show? Only one way to find out!
(Hat tip: FunCheapSF.com)
Spotless Spotted on the 49 (not sarcastic)
But, for the first time in nearly three years, I found a spotless 49. Sort of. See the photo I snapped above.
This is the only picture I shot. But every panel within view was just as clean.
A lot of, if not all, of these window-panel thingies was clearly new. Sitting next to one was almost like using a brand-new shopping cart. Or using the new gym shower.
Important note: the rest of the bus was not spotless. There was still some crap on the floor. Poles bestickered, as usual. The windows themselves were clearly not new. It being an articulated 49, the bus was obviously not new, either.
But the panels, folks. Spotless! One step at a time.