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Proposition A: Vote for Muni Reform
Now that ballots have been mailed out and the election is just a few short weeks away, it seemed the right time to post about the transit-related measures. This November’s ballot for San Francisco will include Proposition A, the Muni reform charter amendment sponsored by Supervisor Aaron Peskin. Proposition A was offered in opposition to … Continue reading
Meetings This Week on the Transit Effectiveness Project
The Transit Effectiveness Project (TEP) has been a major undertaking of the past year or so. Recognizing that a holistic study and analysis of Muni hadn’t occurred in a quarter century, the SFMTA has been collecting all manner of ridership data — essentially, how many people ride the bus, and where they get on and … Continue reading
More Problems on the Metro
In recent weeks, it seems like Muni Metro has been almost peaceful, especially when compared to the problems from this past spring when the T-Third was first introduced. Lest riders become smug and complacent, difficulties with the wires between Van Ness and Church stations inconvenienced thousands of commuters this morning. Muni provided extra bus shuttles … Continue reading
Van Ness BRT: Service Plans
Last week the SFCTA held two scoping meetings to get public input in drafting the EIS/EIR for the Van Ness Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project. This is Part 3 of a three-post series that combines the findings from the earlier feasibility study, the discussion from the meeting, and some of my own comments on the … Continue reading
Van Ness BRT: Design Alternatives
Last week the SFCTA held two scoping meetings to get public input in drafting the EIS/EIR for the Van Ness Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project. This is Part 2 of a three-post series that combines the findings from the earlier feasibility study, the discussion from the meeting, and some of my own comments on the … Continue reading
Van Ness BRT: Why We Need It
Last week the SFCTA held two scoping meetings to get public input in drafting the EIS/EIR for the Van Ness Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project. This is Part 1 of a three-post series that combines the findings from the earlier feasibility study, the discussion from the meeting, and some of my own comments on the … Continue reading
Van Ness Bus Rapid Transit Meetings This Week
UPDATE (October 8, 2007): I wrote up a three-post series on Van Ness bus rapid transit, in response to this meeting. Please click here for the first of those posts. Are you a regular rider on Muni’s 47-Van Ness, 49-Van Ness/Mission, and/or 19-Polk lines? Are you tired of overcrowded, glacially slow buses and are simply … Continue reading
Muni is a Mess
Muni is a mess. We all know it, and (unless you’re a politician whose chance of getting reelected is contingent on your ability to convince voters that, contrary to popular belief, Muni is not a mess) mostly anyone who rides it regularly will generally just come right out and say it. Why not wear it, … Continue reading
Remembering the 15-Third
In April, after construction delays and budget overruns, Muni, at long last, inaugurated its newest rail line, the T-Third Street. Advertised as “Connecting People, Connecting Communities”, the T-Third Street is an investment in some of San Francisco’s long-overlooked communities, particularly the humbler Bayview and Visitacion Valley neighborhoods, in the southeastern corner of the city — … Continue reading
Compromise Reached in Mounting Parking Battle
A couple months ago, Donald Fisher — founder of the Gap, and a billionaire Republican to boot — announced his plan to unleash upon San Francisco an example of his own peculiar brand of “philanthropy,” this time taking the form of a parking initiative that was initially planned to appear on the ballot this November. … Continue reading
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