For Your Weekend Viewing Pleasure
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Transit News Digest 2.27.09
For today’s installment, we begin with Matt Yglasias, who found a cool detail in the omnibus budget proposal our president recently sent Congress: $1 billion a year for high-speed rail on top of the $8 billion given through the recently passed stimulus package. Hip-hip, hooray!
Zeroing in on the Bay Area, numerous news orgs are covering planned protests at Fruitvale BART this evening, largely expected to shut the station down and make your Friday commute a little more hellish than it otherwise would’ve been.
And even closer to home in San Francisco, Rescue Muni details the impending action Muni might take against Kavai Muao-Harris, that cranky Muni union worker who f*#ked everyone’s day up a few weeks ago just ‘cuz.
As a reminder: Critical Mass is tonight, so if you’re planning a Muni commute, get ready to wait.
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And as always, if you’ve got Muni news, tips, stories, or advice, we’re always accepting.
Have a great weekend!
xoxo
Muni Diaries
Arm cast = disabled?
Some of our most popular stories center on the issue of being disabled — whether you’re blind, pregnant, or elderly — and how the rest of us iPod-wearing, briefcase-toting zombie commuters could stand to … stand on a crowded BART or Muni bus.
In some cases, being oblivious to a pregnant lady will get you tripped on a bus. In other cases, being this guy on a crowded BART train will get certain pregnant contributors to this website to shame you and your seat-hogging ass.
In still other cases, some people don’t need seats, but will insist that they do.
Power Lines Down?
Many a tweet tonight about power lines down in the Mission, causing delays on several bus routes in the area.
If you experienced tonight’s form of Muni Meltdown™, let us know in comments, or send us a diary.
Photo by Flickr user limonada
Is this what your morning commute looked like?
Enhanced by wet clothing and umbrellas, of course.
Photo by Brian_Brooks from the Muni Photos Flickr pool.
Fast Pass Hike: The Rumors Are True
SFist reports on a suspicious missing element on March Fast Passes. The fare increases will be coupled by a hike in the price of the monthly passes beginning in July.
(oh, and when will all you prominent bloggers stop all-capping Muni, eh? it’s not, and never has been, an acronym. the persnickety copy editor in me is talking to you, Greg and Brock. — Jeff)