Tag Archives: muni

Bike coalition makes good signage.

Posted on January 25, 2008 by kfarr

I like good signage. Good signage is clear in communicating a simple point or set of points. Good signage is a rare find. I was surprised to see these well-designed signs posted at the cab garage when I went into … Continue reading →

Posted in marketing, taxi, transit | Tagged awareness, bicycle, bike safety, bikes, cab, collision, cycle, cycling, helmet, lanes, muni, pedals, pedestrian, prevention, right of way, safety, summit, taxi, taxicab | 1 Comment

Will another gruesome Muni death stir Nat Ford to action?

Posted on January 17, 2008 by kfarr

The Examiner and the Chronicle both report on a disturbing incident which occurred Wednesday in the Sunset District. A man attempted to board the N-Judah around 9pm when the doors evidently closed on him. The train proceeded to drag him … Continue reading →

Posted in politics, transit | Tagged accident, bus, death, lrv, metro, muni, muni metro, municipal, pedestrian, pedestrian accident, railway, san francisco, sf | 4 Comments

Sign of Muni progress: rear boarding (beta)

Posted on January 16, 2008 by kfarr

Kudos to Muni for trying to address one of the two main causes of Muni’s notoriously low system-wide average speed: DWELL. (Dwell is a geek transit term for the time for loading and unloading of passengers.) The other cause? Busses … Continue reading →

Posted in transit | Tagged average speed, boarding, bus, busses, dwell, enforcement, muni, municipal, payment, pop, proof, proof of payment, railway, rear, rear boarding, san francisco, sf, speed | Leave a comment

The City needs congestion pricing.

Posted on January 13, 2008 by kfarr

(Photo Credit) On a recent episode of KQED’s Forum, Dave Iverson discusses the possibility of congestion pricing in the City with two main guests: Ken Cleaveland, director of government and public affairs with the Building Owners and Managers Association and … Continue reading →

Posted in econ, politics, transit | Tagged california, cars, congestion, congestion fee, econ, economics, fee, hot lanes, lane, motor vehicles, muni, peak, policy, price, pricing, public, public policy, public transit, roadway, roadways, san francisco, sf, tax, taxes, transit, transportation, usage, usage fee, use, user fee, variable, variable pricing, vehicles | 2 Comments

N-Judah tastes blood. Mmm.

Posted on January 9, 2008 by kfarr

This time the N-Judah tries to slice off an old lady’s foot. Links: Nice coverage in Metroblog SF Gate N-Judah Chronicles blog eats this up.

Posted in media, transit | Tagged accident, blood, bus, busses, feet, foot, heavy, heavy rail, hurts, judah, killer, light, light rail, lrt, metro, mmm, muni, muni metro, n, n-judah, ouch, pedestrian, rail, san francisco, sf, tram, transit | 2 Comments

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

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

It’s quiet in the City driving between holidays.

Posted on December 29, 2007 by kfarr

Above: an elevated view of Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. (Source) I didn’t want to fart around and write more blog entries yesterday, so I showed up to DeSoto early in the morning to see if they had an … Continue reading →

Posted in taxi, work | Tagged at&t park, ballpark, baseball, cab, dayshift, driving, earnings, effort, emerald bowl, football, hourly, money, muni, pac bell park, san francisco, sf, shift, taxi, taxicab, work | 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…