misc Photo du Jour 180 How did this N-Judah get so far astray? (Also, we'd be remiss not to mention that the second train was out-of-order, so the front one was jam-packed. Naturally.)
SF News Muni's Guide to the Weekend: Smelly Cyclists, Smelly Gays TONIGHT: Critical Mass starts tonight at 6:00 p.m. As always, the Critical Mass bicycle ride will begin from Justin Herman Plaza and sprout throughout the city. SUV drivers beware! SATURDAY, SUNDAY:
SF News Your Daily Muni Delay: Police Activity Shakes Up Your Commute Oh oh. Looks like your commute home might be an exciting one filled with delays and packed trains. According to 511, "at 3:10pm, Muni reports all inbound and outbound lines on the
misc Know-It-Alls Form Taxi Group, Formulate Plan to Claim Vague Accomplishments Of course the real question is: how can you, the average Joe, meddle and interfere with this process? Well, you can't. Not much. The MTA is soliciting applications for the "Taxi Advisory Group,
SF News A Breakup Letter to SF Cabbies & Cab Companies Dear SF Cabs: We hate you. But, like, we hate-hate you. We hate you to death. For reals. Why? Because in addition to never having change for a $20, charging too much for
misc It's a Beautiful Day to PresidiGo Fortunately, there's another bus that you can take to the Presidio -- it's free, it's comfortable (big soft comfy seats!) and it even runs on natural gas. It's called the "PresidiGo," and it's
SF News Scene from a Muni Wait When it's not playing bumper cars and sending passengers to the hospital, it's... well, not doing anything at all. The above shot was taken last night at the N-Judah platform at 4th and
SF News Do I Hear $6?: Gallon of Gas Reaches New Heights We're a tenth of a penny away from $5 a gallon for REGULAR gas, y'all. Very exciting. In related news, things are getting heated in SoCal. At an Orange County Costco, a La
misc Public Transportation Responds to Scheduled Disruptions with Same Disarray We've Come to Expect There sure were a lot of passengers along the 21 route yesterday -- right next to the race, boy, it sure was busy. Think of how many fares they must've collected! Or would
misc Muni's Guide To The Weekend: Inline Skating Marathon And More Loads of delightful events are happening this weekend: street fairs, charity walks, tequila, inline skating appreciation, and more. Here's how SF transit plans on handling the merriment: Bay Bridge Construction Closure Beginning 1:
SF News Muni's Guide to Thursday: May Day, May Day Tomorrow's ILWU March for Workers starts tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. "after assembling at 10:00 a.m. at the ILWU Hall on Beach Street." The march is expected to head east
SF News Muni's Guide to the Weekend: Critical Mass, AIDS Ride, March of Dimes With AIDS Life riders, marchers, and massers, your Muni commute might get testy. Here's how: At 6:00 p.m. tonight the Critical Mass bicycle jaunt begins at Justin Herman Plaza. Market Street
misc Screw the Earth, Win $500 In Gas Money Perfect for celebrating Earth Day, Citizen Sugar is offering one lucky winner $500 in gas relief. ("Gas relief." Har.) All you have to do is register and take a brief quiz (e.g.
SF News Muni's Guide to this Weekend: Cherry Blossom Festival The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) advises San Francisco residents and visitors of the following event-related traffic and transit impacts this weekend, Saturday, April 12—Sunday, April 13, 2008. Event participants and
SF News Your Olympic Torch Relay Related MUNI Delays Today's Olympic torch relay, set to start just outside AT&T Park at 1 p.m., will result in MUNI delays. Here are the lines that will be affected today. Or not.
SF News ATA's Bankruptcy To Affect Southwest Customers Indianapolis-based ATA Airlines filed for bankruptcy last night "after it lost a key military charter contract amid skyrocketing fuel prices." This prompted the now-defunct airline to stop all service today, stranding thousands of
misc You Cannot Has TransLink This is possibly the most ballsy example of reverse-psychology advertising we've ever seen. (With the possible exception of their "memento mori, Vawanda" campaign a few months ago.) You've got a rolling billboard at
SF News Muni Bus Strikes Pedestrian. Again. A "50 to 70 years old" was struck by a Muni bus at around 2 p.m. today at Geary and Fillmore. It seems that a 38-Geary smacked the guy, and, according to
SF News Adult Sippy Cups All the Rage On Bart Although Peet's Coffee kiosks will open up at lucky BART stations later this year, it seems that you won't be able to drink your morning drug while riding to work. Pft. A heavy
SF News Racing Taxicabs Crash Into Parked Cars In some four-day old news that managed to limbo under our radar, two cabbies (allegedly) racing with one another down Fulton Street on Monday night crashed into parked cars at around 11 p.
SF News Southwest Flights Resume Southwest Airlines, the cattle-car service of affordable air transportation, resumed flights this morning after yesterday's maintenance SNAFU grounded "approximately 4 percent" on Tuesday night. It seems that many of their airplanes failed to
SF News J-Church Accident this Afternoon Awhile back, Greg wrote that he didn't want The N Judah Chronicles to become the "let's all talk about people getting hurt and killed blog." Alas, the injury count seems to have gone