SF News $48.3 Million in Federal Recovery Aimed for BART Carpet & More According to a report from the U.S. Department of Transportation, transportation secretary Ray LaHood announced a hefty gift for Bay Area public transportation: $48.3 Million. This chunk of change will, hopefully,
SF News Abusive Teen Slaps 60-Year-Old, Spits in Face, on J Church Muni Diaries just came out with this appalling account via the Noe Valley Voice about Noe Valley resident R. La Rose's encounter with an abusive teen on the J Church on the morning
misc Deciphering Muni's Bay to Breakers Schedules/Routes Be sure to check out Muni's Bay to Breakers schedules and routes before the inebriation sets in. The lowdown is after the jump. And remember, the below buses will cost you a special
SF News BOS Meeting: Muni Budget, to Pass or Not to Pass In a meeting filled with local online notables -- that is to say, Streetsblog, the Guardian, SF Weekly, former D6 candidate Paul Hogarth, your mother -- the Board of Supervisors plans on voting
SF News Several Cable Car Operators Boycott This Year's Bell-Ringing Contest Phil Bronstein wrote this morning about several senior cable car operators who are boycotting the upcoming Bell-Ringing Contest in Union Square, due to Muni's lack of respect for 36-year cable car veteran, Alben
SF News Muni Prez Rejects Fare Hike For Now; BART Tests Pay-By-Cellphone City supervisors yesterday rejected the proposed Muni budget that would cut service and hike fares to $2 come July. Muni Board President David Chiu pointed to several programs that look like a blatant
SF News Muni Exacts Revenge OK, so we know we've been bitching about MUNI more than usual for the past few days. But personal revenge? So unlike you. See, we happened to be on the T line (meeting
SF News Muni update - with Gavin! "We're at the point now where we can't get down to zero (deficit) without tough decisions," Newsom said. "I hate the idea of raising fares. I don't want to cut Muni service. But
SF News Geary Center Bus Lanes Deemed the Way to Go The San Francisco County Transportation Authority issued a new report concluding that two dedicated bus lanes running down the center of Geary Boulevard (also known as bus rapid transit or BRT) would be
SF News Your Obligatory Muni-Going-To-Hell Post Sure, we knew it was coming, but it was still a bit of a shock to see in this morning's Chron that MUNI is going to bump fares up to two bucks on
SF News TransLink Passes First Round of BART Tests In about a month, you can officially get your TransLink card for BART. According to SFGate, "testing of the regional TransLink fare card on BART appears to have had no major glitches, providing
SF News SF to Pay $92,000 for Stranding Wheelchair-Bound Men Robert Cruz, 61, and Darwin Dias, 75, filed suit against San Francisco for being in gross violation of the Americans With Disabilities Act. On May 26, 2007, according to reports, "Cruz and Dias,
SF News Motorcycle Muni Smash Up Scene Flickr Photog David Lytle and interweb notable Jamison came across this Sunday afternoon scene at Market and Sanchez. An accident involving a motorcycle, the F-line, a silver Scion, and possibly a fourth vehicle
misc What's Going On Here, Muni? First, why is the error message so "passive-aggressive"? Also, the error sign was up for at least nine hours without any Muni employee passing by, or at least none caring enough to fix
misc Jonesing There's nothing worse than the smell of a fresh cigarette stub on Muni (aside from the less frequent bodily functions or a burrito in the process of being eaten). We have to admit
SF News Get Ready for Your Close Up: Muni to Install Cameras SFist loves cameras. Public, private, wherever, whenever -- we want them up, we want them rolling. So, we were tickled exuberant after hearing that San Francisco transit officials plan to install continuously-running cameras
SF News Muni Meltdown at Powell According to LiveJournaler extraordinaire and soon-to-be SF expatriate Jameth, there's a medical emergency at the Powell Muni station, causing chaos. According to his Twitter message, "Medical emergency at Powell station outbound. Muni meltdown.
SF News 311 = $1.96? Well, this is some surprising news. Word has it that whenever you make a Muni-related call to SF service number 311, that call costs Muni around two dollars. No, seriously. During today's Dufty-driven
SF News Bevan, Buses, and SFPD B.S. Back in March, SF Supervisor Bevan Dufty (who, if casual rumors come to fruition, might be your next candidate fr mayor) was up in arms, and rightfully so. Why? Because he demanded to
misc A Transit 'Tree' and an Optimistic 30-Minute Trip Map The SF Streets Blog has given us this cool Transit Tree, based on the Bay Area's transit "circulatory system," as well as a map of how far a person can get -- presumably
SF News New Bike Lanes and Racks To Come From Stimulus Funds? Three years after a court-ordered injunction on citywide bicycle improvement projects, an impact study by the SFMTA is expected to be adopted by the City as early as June. Just to back up,
SF News SFMTA Votes On How to Spend Obama's Stimulus Money The SFMTA board voted yesterday to approve its list of proposed uses of economic stimulus dollars heading San Francisco's way this year. As SFAppeal reports, Muni plans to use $15 million of its
SF News T-Third Collision at 3rd and 22nd Sends Passengers to Hospital A little before 3:30 p.m. this afternoon, a T-Third line collided with a truck, sending "at least a dozen" passengers to the hospital. Word has it "a southbound 18-wheeler at 3rd
SF News Secret Muni Delays Will Suprise and Infuriate You This Afternoon Happening right now (as of 4:30 p..m), the N Judah is anticipating big delays. Getting home should be difficult, so riders should explore non-Muni methods of getting home. Also, is 511
