Sep 21, 2026 · 17 min · 11 segments
In honor of Transit Month, we’re talking about the community of public transit. Com*muni*ty Magazine is an independent, print-only publication that celebrates Muni, the joy of transit and the…
Lia SmithGuest
Dovid CoplonGuest
Jack SloopGuestIs that your only favorite Muni line or are there other favorites? Oh, I have so many favorite Muni lines.
I mean, the line that I take now is the N. I think my personal favorite now is the 43.
I think riding through the Presidio, the windows are open, you have the eucalyptus, you see the glimpses of Golden Gate Bridge.
The way you can see all the different neighborhoods, or not all, but so many different neighborhoods on the 43, I think
Whenever I have friends or family visiting San Francisco, I try to get them on the 43.
so what made you decide to change the name of your publication from munimag to community and where i'm kind of going with that is also to ask you what's your community around muni like
yeah so i will say i still sometimes refer to it as munimag for short but i think community really really encompasses not only the Muni system, but again, San Francisco as a city, as an ecosystem.
One of the first times that I took the 38, I started to notice, you know, the same people, right? You see the same commuters.
And I remember calling my parents and saying, not only did I meet someone, and of course, you know, when you're dating, you're kind of thinking, could this be the one? I said, I met someone and I met them on Muni.
I think now that I'm really established in the city, I have my own community.
Almost every time that I am either taking the N or walking to the N, I see someone that I know.
Is that your only favorite Muni line or are there other favorites? Oh, I have so many favorite Muni lines.
I mean, the line that I take now is the N. I think my personal favorite now is the 43.
I think riding through the Presidio, the windows are open, you have the eucalyptus, you see the glimpses of Golden Gate Bridge.
The way you can see all the different neighborhoods, or not all, but so many different neighborhoods on the 43, I think
Whenever I have friends or family visiting San Francisco, I try to get them on the 43.
so what made you decide to change the name of your publication from munimag to community and where i'm kind of going with that is also to ask you what's your community around muni like
yeah so i will say i still sometimes refer to it as munimag for short but i think community really really encompasses not only the Muni system, but again, San Francisco as a city, as an ecosystem.
One of the first times that I took the 38, I started to notice, you know, the same people, right? You see the same commuters.
And I remember calling my parents and saying, not only did I meet someone, and of course, you know, when you're dating, you're kind of thinking, could this be the one? I said, I met someone and I met them on Muni.
I think now that I'm really established in the city, I have my own community.
Almost every time that I am either taking the N or walking to the N, I see someone that I know.
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