Photo diary: Bus stop 5 21
Photo by Flickr user Roshan V
Anyone have a story involving this bus stop? Or the 5-Fulton or 21-Hayes in general? This is a good place to share it, if you do.
How to Fix Muni? District 10 Supe Candidates Have Some Answers
Candidate Steve Moss wants to see if we can “network together the Bauer buses that take people to Google and the vans that take people to UCSF Mission Bay campus and all the other kinds of the vehicles that are on our streets” to create a “more diverse transportation system.” (see his video response). For background, Streetsblog SF had an excellent story about employee shuttle buses in the city.
And why limit buses to just the streets? “I would like to see Muni explore water transit,” candidate Kristine Enea said.
Then there is candidate Malia Cohen, who wants a “multilingual approach” to running Muni and told us that from the riders’ experience, “poles need to be lowered, we also need to have more accommodations for mothers coming on with strollers.” (see Cohen’s video response)
As you know, District 10 covers the Bayview, Dog Patch, central waterfront, and parts of Potrero. If you live in District 10, what do you think of the candidates’ answers so far?
Check back tomorrow for complete video responses from the District 10 candidates and the story from Chris.
These videos are in collaboration of the YouTube/ABC7 uReport project, with which Muni Diaries is also a partner. You can read more about the YouTube project in this story by Matt Baume for Poynter.org.
Passenger Stabbed on 29-Sunset (update)
Photo by skew-t
Update (12:12 p.m.): KRON reports that the SFPD have surveillance video of the incident, and are reviewing it in their search for a suspect.
Original post: Rough times on the 29-Sunset yesterday evening. KGO reports:
A man stabbed a passenger three times in the shoulder and abdomen, while they were riding the 29-Sunset bus. It happened around 7:40 Monday night. The victim got off the bus near Sunset Boulevard and Yorba Street, and asked to borrow someone’s cell phone to call for help. He was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening stab wounds.
Read the rest of the story here.
Bat Signal on the J Train
Photo by Flickr user moppet65
“Batman, the bus is packed, someone smells like socks, and I think that guy just picked a booger and put it on the seat! Muni citizens need help!”
(Thanks, Flickr user moppet65)
Bat Signal on the J Train
Weekend Photos: Grey Like This
Photo by Justin Beck
- Clock error leads to Muni ticketing mistake, 510 tickets will be refunded (ABC7)
- Muni fare sweeps returning (SF Examiner)
- Brazen Diaper Theft on Bus (SF Weekly)
- N-Judah Chronicles launches the Muni Rider Voter Guide
- BART Sees $4 Million Budget Surplus at End of This Fiscal Year (StreetsblogSF)
- Transbay Terminal Groundbreaking (SF Citizen)
- Weekend traffic advisory — third street stop moves, Outside Lands, and Nihonmachi Street Fair (SFAppeal)
By now complaints about our freezing grey summer probably sounds like a broken record. You know what might chase the cold away, though? A fun night at Edinburgh Castle, hosted by The Tenderblog. The Tenderbloggers are hosting their first TenderNight next Wednesday at 8 p.m. as an ode to their ‘hood. It’s an open-mic competition so if you’ve got stories to tell (especially ones involving the bus, for my obvious selfish reasons), make sure you go prepared!
Enjoy your weekend and these photos.
Photo by Flickr user telmo32
Photo by Flickr user Kanaka Menehune
Photo by Flickr user Paul Sullivan