Tag: muni

  • No Smoking, No Spitting, No Exit

    These are the signs on the noisy Italian streetcars on the F Market line. A rough translation (thanks to Google) is in the title of this post.

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  • Worst day on Muni ever

    Heading between the Mission and North Beach shouldn’t be an aggravating experience. After all, it’s roughly four miles. There’s several public transit routes one could take. Easy, right? Well no; if there’s one thing that’s worse than taking Muni, it’s taking Muni on the weekends. But it turned out to be much worse than I…

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  • Riding on the Metro

    Here’s my Kubrick-inspired short film of a ride on Muni Metro. The route is outbound from Van Ness to Church. It’s somewhat distorted thanks to the iPhone’s wacky image sensor. (I hope you weren’t expecting a squeaky-synth soundtrack by Berlin.)

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  • The views in this advertisement do not necessarily reflect the views of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency

    I think they’re going to have to agree to disagree on this one. In other news, I’m in Athens right now. Photos soon!

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  • Transferring between Muni Metro and Bart

    Let’s say you’re going to work, and like a lot of folks, you have to transfer from Muni Metro to Bart. What do you have to do? Well first you have to get to one of the shared stations, i.e. Civic Center, Powell, Montgomery, or Embarcadero. (I’m not counting Balboa Park, that’s another story for…

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  • How to fix Muni Metro

    A few years ago, I moved closer to a Bart station simply so I could get to work on time. While Muni Metro has the potential to be a great system, it simply didn’t work for me for any other situation where I needed to get somewhere on time. The problems I experienced with the…

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  • On purchasing a Muni FastPass

    It used to be that buying a FastPass was a simple affair. There was only one type of adult pass available, and many places to buy one. But Muni screwed that all up. Let’s look at how my FastPass purchasing experiences have changed over the years. Here’s how I bought a Muni pass while I…

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  • Muni Diaries Live: Breaking it Down

    Last night Muni Diaries hosted their third live event, Breaking it Down. It was just as entertaining than last time, although the Make Out Room over capacity this time around. Next time they may need a larger venue. If you didn’t go, here’s a quick list of what you missed: Some more photos, courtesy of…

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  • Muni Christmas tree

    Gee, Muni, isn’t it a little late to be putting up a Christmas tree? Oh wait, it’s Muni; they’re always late. (Spotted at the 22 bus shelter at 16th and Valencia.)

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