<?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[nextbus - 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>nextbus - SFist - San Francisco News, Restaurants, Events, &amp; Sports</title><link>https://sfist.com/</link></image><generator>Ghost 2.12</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 06:07:20 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://sfist.com/nextbus/rss/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Meanwhile, In Wyoming... A Muni 9x Bus Crosses The Great Plains]]></title><description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/sanfrancisco/comments/1op3hw/my_buddy_is_on_tour_with_his_band_driving_through/">Spotted</a> somewhere out in the wilds of Wyoming, this Muni 9x-San Bruno is probably ...]]></description><link>https://sfist.com/2013/10/18/meanwhile_in_wyoming_a_muni_9x_bus/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c2426f744ad066cdcf42b2b</guid><category><![CDATA[Arts & Entertainment]]></category><category><![CDATA[meanwhile]]></category><category><![CDATA[muni]]></category><category><![CDATA[nextbus]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Dalton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 18 Oct 2013 14:05:44 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2013/10/muni_in_wyoming_1-thumb-640xauto-813827.jpeg" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2013/10/muni_in_wyoming_1-thumb-640xauto-813827.jpeg" alt="Meanwhile, In Wyoming... A Muni 9x Bus Crosses The Great Plains"><p><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;">  </span></p>

<p><a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/sanfrancisco/comments/1op3hw/my_buddy_is_on_tour_with_his_band_driving_through/">Spotted</a> somewhere out in the wilds of Wyoming, this Muni 9x-San Bruno is probably a ways off on the NextBus prediction.</p>

<p>As one <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/sanfrancisco/comments/1op3hw/my_buddy_is_on_tour_with_his_band_driving_through/ccu648z">Redditor points out</a>, the bus was likely making the trek to San Francisco from the <a href="http://www.newflyer.com/index/contact_us">New Flyer factory</a> in Manitoba.</p>

<p><strong>Previously:</strong> <a href="http://sfist.com/2013/06/17/even_our_brand_new_muni_buses_dont.php">Mayor Lee Unveils New Fleet Of Hybrid Muni Buses That Immediately Break Down</a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[This SF Live Bus Map Makes Us Feel Like Everything Might Be Okay]]></title><description><![CDATA[The most useful application of this map may be to track your ride, but we like it as the visual equivalent of background noise.]]></description><link>https://sfist.com/2013/04/18/sflivebus_map/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c242fb044ad066cdcf8ab65</guid><category><![CDATA[Arts & Entertainment]]></category><category><![CDATA[buses]]></category><category><![CDATA[muni]]></category><category><![CDATA[nextbus]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rose Garrett]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 12:00:32 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2013/04/SFLiveBusMap-thumb-640xauto-785481.png" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2013/04/SFLiveBusMap-thumb-640xauto-785481.png" alt="This SF Live Bus Map Makes Us Feel Like Everything Might Be Okay"><p></p>

<p>Ever wonder where in the name of all that's holy all the buses in SF are? Sure, you've got reliable prediction times, but something about waiting for a bus on an abandoned, windswept corner makes us doubt even the most reliable Next Bus times. Enter this handy tool called the <a href="http://www.sflivebus.com/">SF Live Bus Map</a>. </p>

<p>Using the NextBus API, which serves prediction times for your upcoming ride, developers have created a city-wide bird's eye map view of all the buses in SF as they go about their business. Just in time for 4/20, the <a href="http://www.sflivebus.com/">SF Live Bus Map</a> is strangely hypnotic, begging to be stared at with glazed, bloodshot eyes. Watching the buses, which stall and scurry across the screen like amoebas in a petri dish, is an oddly soothing reminder that yes, there are buses somewhere in the city ... just not necessarily where and when you want them. </p>

<p>The most useful application of this map may be to track your ride, but we like it as the visual equivalent of background noise: it's pleasant, soothing and the cute bus icons delude us into feeling as if we have a modicum of control over our public transportation options.</p>

<p>Go ahead and <a href="http://www.sflivebus.com/">stare at it</a> for awhile.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[NextBus-Related Assault Reported In The Richmond]]></title><description><![CDATA[We knew the NextBus times in Muni Shelters could be frustrating at times, but in the Richmond one 49-year-old suspect reportedly attacked an unsuspecting man after he didn't stop to look at the next a...]]></description><link>https://sfist.com/2013/03/12/nextbus-related_assault_reported_in_the_richmond/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c2423c344ad066cdcf28117</guid><category><![CDATA[SF News]]></category><category><![CDATA[assaults]]></category><category><![CDATA[nextbus]]></category><category><![CDATA[richmond district]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Dalton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 09:00:40 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2012/12/nextbus_delay-thumb-640xauto-764176.jpg" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2012/12/nextbus_delay-thumb-640xauto-764176.jpg" alt="NextBus-Related Assault Reported In The Richmond"><p><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;">  </span>We knew the NextBus times in Muni Shelters could be frustrating at times, but in the Richmond one 49-year-old suspect reportedly attacked an unsuspecting man after he didn't stop to look at the next arrival time for the bus.</p>

<p>Richmond Station police captain Sharon Ferrigno, describes the crime in <a href="http://richmondsfblog.com/2013/03/08/police-blotter-march-8-2013/">the neighborhood newsletter</a>. Just before noon last Thursday, the victim was walking on Geary Boulevard near 19th Avenue, when he stopped to look at the NextBus time in a bus shelter.</p>

<p> </p><blockquote>He noticed the suspect in the area but paid no attention to him. The victim then continued walking when the suspect approached him and yelled, “What are you doing?” “Why did you stop to look at the bus stop and not wait for the time to show up?” Then without warning, the suspect kicked the victim in the leg then punched him in the eye, causing it to bleed. The suspect continued to push the victim around as the victim asked other pedestrians to call the police.</blockquote>

<p>Ferrigno hasn't mentioned whether the suspect was believed to be under the influence of any substances at the time. (No one is saying he was on bath salts, but you know... what if it <em>is</em> bath salts? When do we launch into full-on bath salts terror mode?) The suspect did, however, commit another unprovoked assault across Golden Gate Park on Irving Street at 22nd Ave two days earlier. He was charged with aggravated assault.</p>

<p>[<a href="http://richmondsfblog.com/2013/03/08/police-blotter-march-8-2013/">RichmondSF</a>]<br>
</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[NextBus Blows A Fuse]]></title><description><![CDATA[Although Muni is (understandably) having major delays today due to the rain, <a href="http://www.nextbus.com/predictor/stopSelector.jsp?a=sf-muni">NextBus</a>, it seems, <a href="http://sfappeal.com/n...]]></description><link>https://sfist.com/2009/10/13/nextbus_blows_a_fuse/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c2428cf44ad066cdcf51f72</guid><category><![CDATA[SF News]]></category><category><![CDATA[muni]]></category><category><![CDATA[nextbus]]></category><category><![CDATA[rain]]></category><category><![CDATA[Transportation]]></category><category><![CDATA[weather]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brock Keeling]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:36:38 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2009/10/bob-barker-fail-signbus-thumb-640xauto-448085.jpg" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2009/10/bob-barker-fail-signbus-thumb-640xauto-448085.jpg" alt="NextBus Blows A Fuse"><p></p>

<p>Although Muni is (understandably) having major delays today due to the rain, <a href="http://www.nextbus.com/predictor/stopSelector.jsp?a=sf-muni">NextBus</a>, it seems, <a href="http://sfappeal.com/news/2009/10/major-muni-delays-reported-today-and-nextbus-is-broken.php">is also out-of-order</a>. On the worst possible day, too. Ugh. </p>

<p>People on Twitter are (understandably) <a href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=nextbus">losing their proverbial shit</a> over this latest snafu. Fortunately, <a href="http://crmproxy.sfgov.org/Ef3/General.jsp?form=SSP_MUNI_MTA_Feedback&amp;page=SSP_Page_MUNIEmailEnter">there is a place to lodge a complaint</a>; unfortunately, it too is out-of-order. </p>

<p>Fantastic. Make sure you keep your umbrella pointed into the wind when you walk home today. Also, here are some  <a href="http://tinyurl.com/yzja6tl">numbers of local cab companies</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[NextBus Completely Hornswaggled by Daylight Savings Time-Change]]></title><description><![CDATA[Is it too much to ask that NextBus cope with the daylight savings time-change? Our  wristwatch can figure it out, but apparently it's simply too much for NextBus to comprehend. So on Saturday night, t...]]></description><link>https://sfist.com/2008/11/02/nextbus_completely_hornswaggled_by/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c2423ff44ad066cdcf29f98</guid><category><![CDATA[misc]]></category><category><![CDATA[completely forseeable]]></category><category><![CDATA[daylight savings]]></category><category><![CDATA[muni]]></category><category><![CDATA[nextbus]]></category><category><![CDATA[predictable]]></category><category><![CDATA[prediction]]></category><category><![CDATA[time]]></category><category><![CDATA[Transit]]></category><category><![CDATA[Transportation]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Baume]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 02 Nov 2008 10:45:39 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>But is it too much to ask that Muni explain the outage to riders by posting a message on NextBus signs? Apparently, yes; it is. So yesterday evening, we watched as perplexed bus riders stood at shelters and stared at the bus signs, waiting for them to reveal their secrets; but none were forthcoming. A simple "call 311 for arrival times" would have been enough.</p>

<p>So why didn't Muni communicate this information to riders? We don't know. Surely it is not due to incompetence, poor internal communication, or low standards for customer service. Because Muni does not suffer from any of those problems.</p>

<p></p><i>Footnote: As of this writing, the SFist server has not switched over to the correct time. OH THAT'S RICH.</i>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Real-Time Muni train information is now ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Did somebody at 511.org just accidentally their website? <a href="http://transit.511.org/accessible/announcements/detail.aspx?ann=9902">According to an alert,</a> you can now real-time Muni train info...]]></description><link>https://sfist.com/2008/10/16/realtime_muni_train_information_is/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c242ff444ad066cdcf8cbf5</guid><category><![CDATA[misc]]></category><category><![CDATA[511]]></category><category><![CDATA[bus]]></category><category><![CDATA[muni]]></category><category><![CDATA[nextbus]]></category><category><![CDATA[Transit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Baume]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 17:52:21 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2008/12/entry187681_thumb-thumb-640xauto-35736.jpg" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2008/12/entry187681_thumb-thumb-640xauto-35736.jpg" alt="Real-Time Muni train information is now "><p><br>
Did somebody at 511.org just accidentally their website? <a href="http://transit.511.org/accessible/announcements/detail.aspx?ann=9902">According to an alert,</a> you can now real-time Muni train information. Hey, that's!</p>

<p>But that's not all! They also want you to <a href="http://transit.511.org/accessible/announcements/expired.aspx">please ignore</a>, <a href="http://transit.511.org/accessible/announcements/detail.aspx?ann=29331">test</a>, <a href="http://transit.511.org/accessible/announcements/detail.aspx?ann=24331">test</a>, <a href="http://transit.511.org/accessible/announcements/detail.aspx?ann=25051">test</a>, and <a href="http://transit.511.org/accessible/announcements/detail.aspx?ann=25211">test one</a>. These transit alerts certainly are valuable!</p>

<p>We think that what they're trying to say is that NextBus data is now available when you call 511. We just tried calling and they seemed to be using NextBus info, rather than Muni's completely fictitious pre-determined schedules. Way to communicate, 511!</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Google Relieves Your Muni Frustrations]]></title><description><![CDATA[There's something new on your Google Map: Muni! We're so happy about this, we don't even want to ask why it took so damn long (BART's been on Google Transit since forever). Now at last you can toggle ...]]></description><link>https://sfist.com/2008/04/27/google_relieves/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c24244444ad066cdcf2c64c</guid><category><![CDATA[misc]]></category><category><![CDATA[BART]]></category><category><![CDATA[Google]]></category><category><![CDATA[maps]]></category><category><![CDATA[muni]]></category><category><![CDATA[nextbus]]></category><category><![CDATA[online]]></category><category><![CDATA[planning]]></category><category><![CDATA[schedules]]></category><category><![CDATA[Transit]]></category><category><![CDATA[wayfinding]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Baume]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 27 Apr 2008 16:13:58 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Unfortunately, for just about any trip we could think up, the driving times were always dramatically shorter than the transit times, so this isn't exactly encouraging people to give up their cars. Le sigh.</p>

<p>Two features that Google Transit doesn't have: route overlays, so you can see what lines are close to you; and NextBus data. The trip planning is all based on schedules; and as we know, Muni has a very casual relationship with timeliness. But interestingly, according to Muni, that's not their fault -- it's Google's. Google Transit uses <a href="http://code.google.com/transit/spec/transit_feed_specification.html">a very specific framework</a> for transit data, and they don't support real-time vehicle tracking or route overlays.</p>

<p>But this is still a great way to figure out how to get from here to there -- for example, just type "haight and stanyan to el rio taqueria" in a regular old Google search, <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=12228765465825697200,37.746633,-122.419231&amp;saddr=haight+and+stanyan&amp;daddr=3158+Mission+St,+San+Francisco,+CA+94110+(El+Rio)&amp;dirflg=r&amp;sll=37.757885,-122.435835&amp;sspn=0.04024,0.075274&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;ll=37.76108,-122.435846&amp;spn=0.040238,0.075274&amp;z=14&amp;start=0">and ta-da</a>! You're just a 40-minute ride away from meeting up with your friends (versus 13 if you had a car). Now, remind us again why we're still paying millions of dollars in bridge tolls for 511.org's awful trip planner?</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coming Soon to Subways: An End to FAIL!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey, you know those <A href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sfist/2326282766/">awful flatscreen maps</a> in the subways? The ones with the confusing station names and the pixelated <A href="http://image...]]></description><link>https://sfist.com/2008/03/11/coming_soon_to/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c24288a44ad066cdcf4fc07</guid><category><![CDATA[misc]]></category><category><![CDATA[alcatel]]></category><category><![CDATA[As]]></category><category><![CDATA[dataz]]></category><category><![CDATA[hunters point]]></category><category><![CDATA[incomprehensible]]></category><category><![CDATA[map]]></category><category><![CDATA[Metro]]></category><category><![CDATA[muni]]></category><category><![CDATA[nextbus]]></category><category><![CDATA[subway]]></category><category><![CDATA[the city]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Baume]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2008 12:08:37 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As an added bonus, the NextBus maps will finally be able to listen to Muni's own (antique) system, so the estimates will be more reliable. Of course, they'll still be located down by the track, rather than at the entrance to the station -- a security precaution, according to a Muni spokesman. Muni was apparently concerned that the expensive flatscreens would suffer vandalism, which sounds like a reasonable fear to us. (For example, we've seen how nicely our property is treated <a href="http://sfist.com/2008/03/07/ip.php">when it's in Hunters Point</a>.)</p>

<p>If you're standing outside the subway, trying to decide whether to wait or walk, Muni recommends calling 311 to find out when the next train is coming (not to be confused with the useless 511, which still doesn't understand NextBus). But what about putting scrolling LED signs up near the subway entrances? They've got those hanging in bus stops all over the city, and they seem pretty vandal-resistant (<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sfist/2152476709/">except when they're not</a>). Well, Muni says they might "consider various options." When our parents told us that, it usually meant "I'm busy enough already, kid" -- so we're guessing that having arrival times near the entrance is too much to hope for in the near future. </p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About BART (but You Aren't Allowed to Know About Muni)]]></title><description><![CDATA[As usual, <a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/01/public-transit-made-easy.html">Google's come up with a way to make everyone's lives easier</a>. The details of Google Transit Feed Specificati...]]></description><link>https://sfist.com/2008/01/28/everything_you/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c24241444ad066cdcf2ab07</guid><category><![CDATA[misc]]></category><category><![CDATA[As]]></category><category><![CDATA[BART]]></category><category><![CDATA[data]]></category><category><![CDATA[engineers]]></category><category><![CDATA[good news]]></category><category><![CDATA[Google]]></category><category><![CDATA[maps]]></category><category><![CDATA[Mayor]]></category><category><![CDATA[muni]]></category><category><![CDATA[nextbus]]></category><category><![CDATA[nextmuni]]></category><category><![CDATA[planning]]></category><category><![CDATA[routes]]></category><category><![CDATA[Transit]]></category><category><![CDATA[trips]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Baume]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2008 12:09:12 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Muni declined to comment when we asked them why they weren't participating. So we'll have to assume it's because their engineers are already in way over their heads; and nobody there has any idea what they're doing, and they can't hire someone who does because they Mayor spent all their money.</p>

<p><b>UPDATE!</b> We asked Muni for comment last Friday, the 25th; and we'd originally intended to give them a week to respond. But we accidentally hit "publish" today instead. Rather than un-publish the post, we'll leave it up; and we'll let you know if they ever wind up getting back to us.</p>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>