<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[prognostication - SFist - San Francisco News, Restaurants, Events, & Sports]]></title><description><![CDATA[SFist is San Francisco's source for fun, witty, & serious news. With updates about restaurants, events, sports, politics & more, SFist reaches millions of users in California.]]></description><link>https://sfist.com/</link><image><url>https://sfist.com/favicon.png</url><title>prognostication - SFist - San Francisco News, Restaurants, Events, &amp; Sports</title><link>https://sfist.com/</link></image><generator>Ghost 2.12</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 06:33:16 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://sfist.com/prognostication/rss/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Gavin Ready to Unveil Those New Muni Shelters he's Been Working on]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today at 11:45, Gavin's holding a press conference to show off what's being called a "green bus shelter." Neato! What do you think it'll be? Will it be a <a href="http://sfist.com/2007/10/17/sfist_pho...]]></description><link>https://sfist.com/2008/09/04/gavin_ready_to_unveil_those_new_mun/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c24263844ad066cdcf3ca98</guid><category><![CDATA[misc]]></category><category><![CDATA[bus]]></category><category><![CDATA[muni]]></category><category><![CDATA[prognostication]]></category><category><![CDATA[shelter]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Baume]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 08:30:46 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://sfist.com/2007/10/25/waiting_for_the.php">Remember October of 2007?</a> The city was atwitter with bus shelter mania as Muni reached an agreement with Clear Channel to provide brand new shelters featuring the following:</p>

<blockquote>- 3,000 bus poles with solar-powered signs will be installed at transit stops where there are no shelters within seven years from the date the designs are approved.

<p>- At Muni's request, Clear Channel is required to provide a self-sustaining Bicycle-Sharing Program. It can be provided by a different vendor if Clear Channel can't get it going.</p>

<p>- Shelters will speak NextMuni information out loud, will have a beacon for waiting passengers to attract approaching vehicles, will contain recycled and sustainable materials, will be solar-powered, and will be "graffiti-resistant," whatever the hell that means.</p>

<p>- Clear Channel may install an additional 400 shelters and 111 kiosks.</p>

<p>- Clear Channel will pay $5,000,000 up front, then annual payments of $500,000 in admin fees, $200,000 in marketing fees, and $265,000 for the Arts Commission. Revenue sharing will be 55% for the first 15 years.</p>
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<p>So, whaddya think? It's 11 months later, and Gavin's just now getting around to showing us something "green." Is this the new shelter we've been waiting for, or a <a href="http://sfist.com/2008/02/21/tour_the_bus_of.php">useless flash-in-the-pan gimmick like the connected bus</a>? Will it be as awesome as they predicted last fall? We'll be glued to CNN all day, waiting for details.</p>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>