An Update on Text-Messaging Muni
Remember awhile back when we wrote about this website that lets you get NextMuni predictions via text-message? The downside was that it would involve some manual labor by the community to set it up. Well, delightfully, you've responded; after the jump you can find textmarks for the 5, 6, 21, 45, cable cars, and more. Muni's working on getting those LED signs up, but many stops don't have them yet and never will; so this is the next best thing.
(Actually, as a commenter points out, the next best thing would be a smart automated solution. Any engineery readers want to tackle such a project? That would be totally awesome.) If you'd like to build a textmark of your own, get your predictions from the always-handy Rescue Muni or from our hero, Skot9000. And if you create a new code, let us know by leaving it in the comments.
But you know what would be even cooler? If Muni used TextMarks to send out service-disruption alerts. For example, if riders could sign up to get alerts about disruptions on the M; and then when the line is unexpectedly shut down (like it was on Friday), you get a text message letting you know that you should find a different route home, instead of having a dismayed crowd of commuters show up at their regular M stop. Muni already sends out alerts like that via RSS, but riders can't confine those alerts to individual lines like TextMarks would let them do. And it's a lot easier to get custom-tailored text alerts than it is to check a citywide RSS feed every single day.
Just a thought, Muni. How about it?
Now, on with the codes! Send the text below to 41411 to get your predictions.
5FULTONMASONOUT - 5 at Fulton and Masonic, outbound (west)
5FULTON6THIN - 5 at Fulton and 6th, inbound (east)
6PARNASSHILLWIN - 6 at Parnassus and Hillway, inbound
6FREDCLAYTONOUT - 6 at Frederick and Clayton, outbound
21HAYESGOUGHOUT - 21 at Hayes and Gough, outbound (west)
2216HARRISONIN - 22 at 16th and Harrison, inbound (north)
22DUBOCEOUT - 22 at Duboce and Church, outbound
22CHURCHMARKIN - 22 at Church and Market, inbound
22FILMJACKSOUT - 22 at Filmore and Jackson, outbound
24JACKSFILMOUT - 24 at Jackson and Filmore, outbound
303RDFOLSOMOUT - 30 at 3rd and Folsom, outbound
30CHESTNFILLMIN - 30 at Chestnut and Fillmore, inbound
453RDFOLSOMOUT - 45 at 3rd and Folsom, outbound
45UNIONGOUGHIN - 45 at Union and Gough, inbound
3316HARRISONIN - 33 at 16th and Harrison, inbound (west)
3318THMISSIONIN - 33 at 18th and Mission, inbound (west)
3318CASTROIN - 33 at 18th and Castro, inbound (west)
33ARGUEGEARYOUT - 33 at Arguello and Geary, outbound (south)
JCHURCH24IN - J at Church and 24th, inbound
JCHURCH24OUT - J at Church and 24th, outbound
NJUDAH43IN - N Judah at 43rd, inbound (toward downtown)
NJUDAHPOWELLOUT - N Judah at Powell, outbound (toward the ocean)
NDUBOCECHURCHIN - N at Duboce and Church, inbound
NIRVING4THIN - N at Irving and 4th, inbound
NVANNESSOUT - N at Van Ness, outbound
NJUDAHSTNIN - N at Carl and Stanyan, inbound
NJUDAHEMBOUT - N Judah at Embarcadero St, oubound
NEMBARFOLSOMOUT - N at Embarcadero and Folsom, outbound
NMONTGOMERYIN - N at Montgomery, inbound
FFERRYBLDGOUT - F at Ferry Building, outbound
FMARKET5THIN - F at Market and 5th, inbound
FMARKET5THOUT - F at Market and 5th, outbound
FMARKETGOUGHIN - F at Market and Gough, inbound
PHCCPOWELLCALIN - Powell-Hyde cable car at Powell and California, inbound
PMCCPOWELLCALIN - Powell-Mason cable car at Powell and California, inbound