Weekend Photos: Muni Blender

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powell muni
Photo by dolanh

This week really went by in a whirl, especially because we are two short weeks away from Muni Diaries Live! number four! We’re super excited about our excellent lineup and some new stuff we’re bringing to the show…stuff you can bring home with you, aside from some great prizes. Meanwhile, in Muni news this week:

  • Fewer Muni riders, more fare revenue (SFGate)
  • Plan in the works to restore Muni service (SF Public Press)
  • Rolanda Jones, Accused of Pepper Spray Attack on Muni, In Court (SF Weekly)
  • Muni Service Restoration Task Force Considering Bus Stop Optimization (Streetsblog SF)
  • Muni shows off first light-rail vehicle fixed with stimulus cash (SF Examiner)
  • Fix Muni Now Prop. G Will Lead to Fewer Pee Breaks, Driver’s Union Claims (SF Weekly)
  • Muni Driver Measure Doesn’t End Problems (SF Business Times)
  • Coalition pushes for free Muni for kids (SF Examiner)
  • 60 Minutes segment ow/1906 footage aboard cable car airs Sunday (Market Street Railway Blog)

Enjoy your weekend and these photos, and don’t forget to send us your Muni stories or bring a story to tell on stage on Oct. 29!

Muni Metro
Photo by MarkPritchard

muni
Photo by tonx

Muni train
Photo by skew-t

Muni blur
Photo by MattyMatt

j church muni metro in dolores park, san francisco
Photo by stephenlienharrell

Category: News

Wishing Upon a Muni Genie

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secret transit portrait: wishing for home
Photo by stubbornbeauty

With the upcoming election and a contentious Muni ballot measure, there’s a lot of talk on what can be done to improve our transit riding experience. So, what’s on your Muni wish list?

The last time we asked you the same question in March last year, you told us that on-time performance, more frequent services, and a fix for backdoor boarding were on the top of your list. This time around, do you have new wishes or solutions that you think should be considered?

For me, after my recent trip to Rome, on the top of my wish list is increased frequency for buses and trains. In my version of nirvana, the funding/operation for that would come from a combination of state and federal funding. Hey, I can dream, can’t I?

So, tell us, what would you wish for if a genie popped out of a bottle you found on Muni?

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Tiny new features on Muni Diaries

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MUNI streetcar reflection
Photo by Images by John ‘K’

We’ve decided to join the rest of the entire freaking internet and add a new feature, which should be familiar to you by now: The ability to “like” posts and comments on Muni Diaries.

If you’re the type that can’t be bothered to comment on a post, yet you read something that someone else said that you a) agree with, or b) think is funny, you can let us all know, anonymously, by clicking the little red “+1” at the bottom of that comment. Same goes for sharing your feelings about a post on MD: There’s now a red heart along with “I like this post” near the bottom of every post.

We decided against a voting-down mechanism. You guys can be nasty to each other on the bus or someplace else. Here on Muni Diaries, we encourage … encouragement.

So have fun with these new features, and keep sending us all that amazing Muni content!

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Photo Diary: Go, Giants!

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The Giants have much to answer for in this town
Photo by heather

Here’s to say: Thank you all for either cheering the team on, or for putting up with/incessantly bitching about the delays and crowded N-Judah and T-Third trains around AT&T Park all season. The Giants advanced to the next round of playoffs by beating the Atlanta Braves last night 3-2.

Delays and bitching will resume next Tuesday (most likely in the evening at the perfectly jack-ass time of 1:19 p.m., according the Giants Twitter feed).

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Photo Diary: Me and Joe C.

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Over in our Flickr group, Muni rider redletterdayzine implores us to do the following:

Please look closely. This bottle was empty, but it had (at one time) contained Jose Cuervo.
Trying to get this photo while the train was bumping & jostling made for some hilarity; the guy sitting across the aisle from us (nice jeans, buddy!) thought we were insane…

Sometimes it’s hard to find a trash receptacle in this town, right?

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