2010 Year-End Photos: What a ride it’s been!

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A wave of great photos showing riders on Muni arrived in our Flickr group over the last week. We often highlight photos that showcase Muni vehicles, but in the end, we’re really all about the people who rely on the transit system day in and day out.

Here’s a recap of the week’s Muni news:

  • Muni Station Escalators Break Down About as Often as You Might Think (SF Appeal)
  • ‘Muni’ tops list of names for Newsom baby No. 2 (The Mommy Files/SFGate)
  • Happy 98th Birthday, Muni! And for your present… (Market Street Railway)
  • SF Offers $2 Million Settlement to Cable Car Crash Victim (KTVU)
  • Cable Car Revenues Just a Bit Higher Than Payouts for Their Accidents (SF Appeal)
  • SFMTA Weekend Traffic and Transit Advisory (SFMTA)
  • Contract showdown on tap for Muni operators (SF Examiner)

And with that, we wish you a safe, happy, prosperous, and meltdown-free 2011! Enjoy these embiggened versions of the photos above and your weekend … and don’t forget: Muni is free tonight from 8 p.m. through 6 a.m. tomorrow morning.

keep your heads down
Photo by mikedthorn


Photo by Brian_Brooks

checking up
Photo by Jaymi Heimbuch

IMG_3764
Photo by KayVee.INC

Bush Man Takes Muni
Photo by davitydave


Photo by Brandon Doran

HIP_315375476.439916
Photo by Steve Rhodes

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Photo by angryf

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Best of 2010: Driving Muni with a smile

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In San Francisco, you really notice when people are nice. It’s not that we’re a mean town. It’s more that we are, uh, a little into ourselves. In our bubbles. Under our headphones. Zoned out. And we often exhibit little to no patience with one another, often understandably so.

And of course Muni is SF magnified times infinity.

That’s perhaps why it was so refreshing and uplifting to learn about Muni operator Tammy. Rider Greg shared his story of Tammy’s last days driving the 33-Stanyan (she now drives the 24-Divisadero) back in May. And oh how it resonated.

Nearly eight months later, it’s still my favorite diary of 2010. What’s yours?

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Best of 2010: The Other Chicken Rides the Bus

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This week we bring you our favorite diaries of 2010 from the backroom of Muni Diaries headquarters. One of my favorite submissions of the year is Chicken’s Day Out from rider Kevin. After the little controversy about the Chinatown chicken story, I was only glad to see that we can now think of chickens on the bus in a different light.

Kevin came across a couple whose obvious love for their pet chicken inspired him to submit the story. Best of all, Kevin snapped a picture of the chicken’s owner falling asleep cradling his feathery friend.

What’s your most memorable Muni ride this year?

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Best Photo Diary of 2010: Every Day Is Caturday

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My choice for favorite photo diary of 2010 goes to Jaymi Heimbuch. The original post featuring this photo and one other is here: Screw Monday: Every Day Is Caturday

Much to Jeff’s chagrin, I love cats. But I probably love cats on Muni even more. Every cat I’ve ever known hated being moved, be it in a bag, a car, or just about anything that wasn’t self-propelled. Cat on a leash? Forget it. Given all that, I was struck by how calm and collected this one looks. All in all, I found it impossible not to smile at this one.

The cute internet (or, rather, teh cute internets) has us all by the balls, it’s true.

This week, the editors of Muni Diaries will be sharing our picks for favorite diaries and photos of 2010. Diaries will run in the mornings, and photos in the afternoon. We also want you to tell us your favorites from this year. Feel free to use the archive drop-down over on the right to peruse the offerings. Let us know in the comments or via email. We’ll share reader favorites all day on Friday.

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