Matthew Roth

If a picture is worth a thousand words, these thousands of pictures are worth exponentially more. Ken Murphy, who lives on 30th Street at the intersection of Church Street, made this time-lapse movie of the Muni rail replacement project and set it to a decidedly Wes Anderson-esque score. No matter if you read the post I wrote earlier today, I recommend you watch this. It's a strange insect-like dance, condensing nearly three days into 13 minutes.

Taking advantage of a long weekend, a capital construction crew of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA), which runs Muni, spent three frenzied days working around the clock to replace aging J-Church tracks at the intersection of Church and 30th streets.

We'll be publishing lightly today across the Streetsblog sites.

SF Power Outage Causes Major Muni Delays (CBS, Examiner) Passengers Trying to Reach Giants Game, Scott Wiener, Affected (Examiner, SF Weekly) Cyclist Derek Allen Killed in Collision with Muni Bus (CBS, SF Citizen, SF Weekly, Examiner) Disgruntled Muni Passenger Pepper Sprayed Fellow Rider (Examiner) Drunk Driver Lodges Car Deep in Duboce and Church Muni Tunnel … Continued

With childhood obesity a growing national epidemic, it is surprising that more parents don't walk to school with their kids or organize amongst neighbors to encourage physical activity as part of the daily routine. Though San Francisco has extensive public transit and is quite walkable, the current school assignment policy results in longer school commutes, a problem city officials and advocates for increased walking blame in part for children not getting enough daily exercise.

Despite a four-year bicycle injunction starting in 2006, San Francisco's share of bicycle commuting has risen, lifting the city to 4th on the League of American Bicyclists' (LAB) list of 70 largest American cities, while Oakland rose two spaces to 5th. The list is compiled each year from data collected by the Census Bureau as part of its American Community Survey (ACS).

San Francisco Parking Meter Rates Among Highest in Country, Alioto-Pier Aghast (SF Gate) Muni Working on Multi-Modal Transportation App for Smart Phones (Examiner) Golden Gate Bridge District Could Raise Fares on Ferries (Examiner) Rob Anderson Vows Appeal to Bike Injunction Decision (SF Gate) Cyclist Trying to Make Signal Crashed Into BMW, Admits Fault (Bike NOPA) … Continued

As California's high speed rail project continues to gain attention, both positive and negative, the makeup of visitors to the official website has been shifting, with an increasing number of general public who know very little about the project, according to the California High Speed Rail Authority (CAHSRA). In response to this trend and based on thousands of user surveys and feedback from 13 focus groups, the CAHSRA redesigned its website as a portal it hopes will be more user friendly, intuitive and useful to a wide range of interested public.

Caltrain Approves Fare Increases and Service Cuts (CoCo Times) Despite Woes, Caltrain Admin Staff Get Pay Increases (Merc) Caltrain Ridership Up in August, On-Time Performance Down (Examiner) Campaign by SF Man  to Get Trial Baby Bullet Weekend Service Successful (KALW) Walk to School Day Highlights How Little Americans Walk (ABC) Muni Track Work on J-Church … Continued