Speak your mind about Muni safety at City Hall next Monday

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SF City Hall
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Supervisor Bevan Dufty will be holding a hearing on Muni safety and the SFPD’s involvement therein next Monday. Dufty’s office is looking for stories from real people (i.e., you) — the positive stories along with “my iPhone got snagged” and whatnot.

We applaud the effort to clampdown on crime aboard Muni vehicles. But these public officials cannot do this effectively without our help. If you’ve witnessed or been victim to a crime on Muni, and you can do it, go the meeting and let the police and our elected officials know about your experience. If you’re annoyed by the police presence on Muni (and we know you’re out there), go, too. All voices are encouraged to speak up.

After all, it’s partially up to us to make Muni a safer environment, right?

Here’s some press-releasy notes from Dufty’s office:

The hearing will take place at the City Operation and Neighborhood Services (CONS) Committee on Monday, November 23rd at 11:00 in room 250 of City Hall.

Supervisor Dufty’s office is seeking to hear from Muni riders who have experienced crime or who have witnessed crime to testify at the hearing. It is crucial that representatives from Muni and the San Francisco Police Department hear from Muni riders about their experience riding public transit.

Please contact Boe Hayward of Supervisor Dufty’s office (boe.hayward@sfgov.org) if you would like to help improve the safety on Muni and ensure that the Bus Inspection Program is implemented and continues.

[Bus Inspection Program]
Sponsor: Dufty
Hearing to get a status update from the Municipal Transportation Agency and San Francisco Police Department on the Bus Inspection Program which will focus on the
ongoing Bus Inspection Program trial program that has been implemented at several police stations in San Francisco and how the TransLink card has been used.

We wish we could give away prizes for participation. Maybe a healthier, safer Muni is the prize?

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Photo diary: The Passion of the 53-Southern Heights

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Photo by Whole Wheat Toast

For those who don’t know, the 53-Southern Heights is one of seven Muni routes scheduled to be completely eliminated on Dec. 5. It served parts of Potrero Hill for many years. And trust me, you don’t wanna walk that hill every day.

There’s some talk of various ways to honor these great urban warriors: flash mobs, wakes, “last rides” (a religious reference for those who haven’t had their coffee yet). How are you going to mark this grievous occasion?

Muni Diaries, being of the written word and all, is asking you to pen an obituary for your most beloved dying Muni route. The deadline passed on Sunday, but you can still sneak one in. We’ll be running them in the upcoming weeks. Details are here. Write a diary here.

*Yes, the title here is an allusion to the story of Jesus. Deal.

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Muni driver going the opposite of rogue

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Photo by Flickr user Whole Wheat Toast

100 Muni StoriesThe following was originally left by Amy as a comment on “My own personal N-Judah.”

I used to always end up barely making it onto the last 17 leaving from West Portal — it stops at 11:30 on weekdays or something ridiculous. I could’ve always taken the M, but when it’s foggy and cold and nearly midnight, not to mention dark, if I saw that 17 as the M was pulling into West Portal station, I would take it. I would always be the last person left on the bus when I got off at my stop. I always figured it was because the SFSU kids were usually the only other people on the bus and they all got off near the dorms. One day though, the 17 had a new driver and about 10 minutes before the bus was to approach my stop, he stopped and said it was the end of the line.

I asked him why he was letting everyone off early, and he looked surprised. He then explained that the actual end of the line was at the Lake Merced entrance to ParkMerced because the bus had to go home eventually, and then asked if it was my first time taking the 17. And that was when I found out that the former driver had been going out of his way to drop me off at the stop right across the street from my apartment. I wish I had gotten the name or at least the number of the bus before I left the city — that kind man always, without fail, made sure I got to my stop, and I never realised he was going out of his way in time to thank him.

Oh, how we love an uplifting Muni story. Got one? Send it here.

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