The Transit Effectiveness Project, Muni’s $2 million study to overhaul the entire system, has finally produced what MGW has been waiting for: WILD changes to the Muni map!
MGW has evaluated the proposed changes on its scale of WILDness:
Discontinuing the 26? About fucking time! Not so wild…
Running the 33 on 24th Street? […]
Mary Brown, who recently finished her Geography Master’s thesis from Berkeley, has put together a website presenting her thesis. Her paper deals with the changes that have occurred in the Mission District over the decades to accommodate the automobile, specifically the installation of garages and driveways (”curb cuts”).Her research brings up some interesting points. […]
The fine folks at the SF Department of Parking & Traffic put out a Transportation Fact Sheet each year. Among the statistics in the 16-page document:
There are 519,545 driver’s licenses issues in the city; there are 49,772 disabled placards (that does not count temporary placards)
The City absorbs a 35,400 net increase in vehicles each day […]
Welcome to the newest blog about San Francisco’s beloved and beleaguered public transit system, Muni. Unlike many blogs related to Muni, MGW does not aim to bash, humiliate or ostracize. Rather, the purpose is to celebrate the Muni lifestyle; MGW sincerely believes that riding can and should be a delightful facet of the […]
Here at MGW, we hold two dates with special reverence each year. First is December 28, which commemorates that day in 1912 when the A-Geary streetcar began service. Not only was it Muni’s first route, but Muni was the country’s first publicly-owned transit system. You can bet Mayor “Sunny Jim” Rolph, who conducted the first […]
Greg loves the quiet hum of the trolley bus. You will find passed out in the back of the 14.
Rebecca came all the way from Montana just to ride the 5-Fulton. The best stop is the end of the line at the Transbay Terminal, where there’s always someone looking to party…
Chance is a rottweiler/hound mongrel and the creator of Muni Gone Wild. His favorite Muni lines are the N and the 5, because they go to the beach. When Chance isn’t having a WILD time on Muni, he likes chasing rabbits and belly rubs.
David was not a huge Muni patron until a taxi crashed into his Vespa and his right leg. He now holds as much admiration as he does for the fine folks at the SF General emergency room.
Eli is a big shot real estate broker. At the end of a long day, he likes to soothe his nerves with a bottle of Night Train on the 14.