SFist: Muni Fast Pass 2008

wiyum

Wed, 17 Dec 2008 23:39:48 -0800

that's NOT one upping bart. that's dumb balkanization of transit. MTA/Metro in LA manages to figure out how to put its regional pass on a TAP card (similar to Translink). It's the same reason I tossed my translink in '98. I used BART to commute to the Mission.

SFHope

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 21:59:07 -0800

@manys Translink is here and works just fine on Muni. You can even put your fast pass on it. Just go down to one of the locations selling them (a bunch of the Wallgreens downtown among others, check translink's site) and then take it to a machine in a station and buy the Fast Pass feature. It works now, and the cash fare has been working for many moons before that. Of course, if you're getting a fast pass, you really should still go with the paper one since you won't get any BART rides out of the Translink one. Yes, Muni managed to one-up BART on something for a change.

Angrybat

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:53:34 -0800

@ Ciaran - Yep, I've got it. Email me (asatrex_AT_yahoo) if you want it. @kimbobo - What kind of wine? I've got 'em. I knew there was a reason to save these.

Brock Keeling

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:27:24 -0800

stop talking about holes.

Remi

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:27:09 -0800

Sold my 2007 collection to some NYC folks for $25.

Ciaran

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:26:05 -0800

@angrybat deal. I also have a hole for Nov 05, but since I never bought a pass that month I consider it a legit hole.

allhappycowsmoo

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:03:54 -0800

i flashed the july 08 and the muni police were none the wiser =D

jkahn

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:34:28 -0800

@oskarv, I was just thinking the same thing. I have seven on my corkboard.

kimbobo

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:20:22 -0800

ooh...I want to do a collage too. Any one have some from June of 06 to Dec 06? I'll give you some wine (good stuff).

manys

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 15:15:20 -0800

i remember when translink first debuted (1998?). i was just out of high school. the card was supposed to change the way we think of fare payment. And it did. Translink is a form of fare payment that does not exist, which is a new thing.

davitydave

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 14:48:48 -0800

Glad to know I'm not the only one either who saves these. I've got all since I moved here in early 2005 -- except for August 2007 when my wallet was stolen.

Angrybat

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 14:45:04 -0800

@Ciaran - I'll check when I get home. I chuck them into a drawer every month. I probably have it, for realz. I'll accept one (1) cocktail of my choosing in exchange.

nebraska

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 14:25:01 -0800

This is now my desktop background. Thank you.

wiyum

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 14:23:23 -0800

muni's design is a bit simple compared to other transit systems. i remember when translink first debuted (1998?). i was just out of high school. the card was supposed to change the way we think of fare payment. paper passes should have been long gone by now. i hear the trials aren't goin' so well. so more fast pass art to come. yay!

beeee

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 14:20:25 -0800

I'll see your one year and raise you seven years http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffgage/2996071994/

travin

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 13:23:21 -0800

Color scheme I don't mind. My vote would be to make them of sturdier stock. If you've never got one wet before, lemme tell you it renders the thing almost completely useless.

EllyMental

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 13:22:44 -0800

This makes my own idea for a muni transfer collage practically irrelevant.

sf_bikebike

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 13:10:31 -0800

no news is GOOD news

manys

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 13:02:20 -0800

You could have a gambling pool where you guess the colors of next month's.

MisterPlow

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 12:51:01 -0800

This sure does aid my casual study of urban wayfinding, social design processes and their influence on visual culture.

Ciaran

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 12:44:58 -0800

If anyone has a Feb 06 lying around it's the only hole in my fastpass collage...

MT

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 12:17:34 -0800

Does this officially count as a slow news day now?

sissa

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 12:08:14 -0800

I already lost my December one. Drats.

oskarv

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 12:03:21 -0800

huh. and i thought i was the only person who collected these.

doublegin

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 11:58:22 -0800

They sure had some fug color schemes this year.