Tag Archives: bus

Killer Muni strikes again.

Posted on December 31, 2007 by kfarr

This is getting ridiculous. Rant. Link (Examiner) Link (SF Gate)

Posted in politics, transit | Tagged accident, articulated, breda, bus, busses, death, error, ingleside, k, killer, light, light rail, lrt, manslaughter, metro, muni, murder, pedestrian, rail, san francisco, sf | Leave a comment

Another tough day. The revelers were out full swing when I started my shift at midnight. I had constant fares until 3 am. Unfortunately, when the well ran dry at 3 am it never filled up again. Nobody had to … Continue reading →

Posted in taxi, work | Tagged bar, bars, bus, cab, driving, drunk, drunk bus, drunkies, marina, night, nightshift, san francisco, sf, shift, sober, taxi, taxicab, the marina district, transit, transport, van, yuppie, yuppies | Leave a comment

Muni strikes again. Teen killed.

Posted on December 29, 2007 by kfarr

This time it’s the 9x Bayshore Express — articulated — tough busses to drive. Link (Examiner) Same rant as usual.

Posted in politics, transit | Tagged accident, articulated, bus, busses, death, error, killer, manslaughter, muni, murder, pedestrian, san francisco, sf | Leave a comment

And now for some hippie speak on why cars are bad.

Posted on December 27, 2007 by kfarr

First, a surprising statistic about per capita car ownership. The USA doesn’t even rank in the top five! First, a non-surprising statistic about per capita vehicle ownership. The USA ranks at the top! (Source) (Old Source – This data set … Continue reading →

Posted in econ, transit | Tagged bus, buses, cars, cost, cost of ownership, economy, energy, heavy rail, light rail, lrt, muni, oil, ownership, per mile, personal vehicles, public transit, rail, train, transit, transport, transportation, vehicles | 10 Comments

What would a San Francisco subway system look like? Maybe a little something like this…

Posted on December 27, 2007 by kfarr

I’m a big fan of Eric’s Transbay Blog. This Eric fellow never fails to impress. A recent post posed this question: if we had all the money in the world to spend on transit (and sometimes it seems like we … Continue reading →

Posted in transit | Tagged bus, heavy rail, light rail, lrt, muni, public, public transportation, rail, san francisco, sf, subway, train, transit, transport, transportation, tube, underground | Leave a comment

We need more useful transit maps in the Bay Area. Here are a few.

Posted on December 27, 2007 by kfarr

Most transit maps of Bay Area and City transit systems suck. Some are misleading. It seems like everyone that moves to San Francisco checks out the Muni service map (warning, large GIF file) and responds with joy! “Wow, look at … Continue reading →

Posted in marketing, transit | Tagged agency, bart, bus, caltrain, gui, guide, heavy rail, interface, light rail, lrt, maps, muni, public, public transit, public transportation, rail, route, route map, san francisco, schedule, service, sf, transit, transport, transportation, user, user interface, user oriented | Leave a comment

Muni’s incompetent management structure injures more people.

Posted on December 19, 2007 by kfarr

The Examiner reports a Muni bus hit a pedestrian Monday evening bringing the total number of “pedestrian incidents” to 20 since the start of Muni’s fiscal year on July 1. 20 incidents? Why so many? Is this excessive? Yes. Is … Continue reading →

Posted in transit | Tagged bus, hit, incident, injury, management, muni, pedestrian, policy, san francisco, sf, strike, struck, structure, system | 7 Comments

Muni Chief Nat Ford on KQED’s Forum

Posted on December 14, 2007 by kfarr

Above: San Francisco Muni Chief Nathaniel “Nat” Ford (left) chats it up with Mayor Gavin Newsom. KQED’s amazing community affairs program “Forum” featured Muni Chief Nat Ford Thursday. Michael Krasny asks some hard questions but didn’t always get great answers. … Continue reading →

Posted in transit | Tagged 88.5, brt, bus, buses, ford, kqed, lrt, michael krasny, muni, municipal, municipal railroad, nat, nathaniel ford, railroad, railway, san francisco, sf | 4 Comments

“I want everyone to feel that it is but the nucleus of a mighty system of streetcar lines which will one day encompass the entire city.”

Posted on December 12, 2007 by kfarr

I went to the library this evening to check out a great book about the history of Muni. Unfortunately, it is out of print and is now reference material. I couldn’t take it with me. I consumed the first 30 … Continue reading →

Posted in happiness, transit | Tagged bus, cable, cablecar, car, cars, city, dream, infrastructure, leadership, metro, muni, network, planning, public, public transit, san francisco, sf, streetcar, tram, transit, transportation, utilities, vision | 2 Comments

Is the Transit Effectiveness Project just expensive City government masturbation?

Posted on December 11, 2007 by kfarr

I attended a presentation by the Transit Effectiveness Project at the November 28th meeting of the Transportation and Land Use Coalition (TALC). I was excited at the prospect. Finally, the City Controller Office is doing serious work regarding a delinquent, … Continue reading →

Posted in politics, transit | Tagged audit, bus, controller, effectiveness, light rail, lrt, metro, mta, muni, project, research, ridership, san francisco, sf, sfmta, TEP, transit, transportation | 2 Comments

Tag Archives: bus

Killer Muni strikes again.

New Year’s Eve Eve

Muni strikes again. Teen killed.

And now for some hippie speak on why cars are bad.

What would a San Francisco subway system look like? Maybe a little something like this…

We need more useful transit maps in the Bay Area. Here are a few.

Muni’s incompetent management structure injures more people.

Muni Chief Nat Ford on KQED’s Forum

“I want everyone to feel that it is but the nucleus of a mighty system of streetcar lines which will one day encompass the entire city.”

Is the Transit Effectiveness Project just expensive City government masturbation?

Archives

Meta

Follow “kfarr”