Tag Archives: transportation

SFMTA Taxi Medallion Sales Pilot Program

Posted on April 26, 2010 by kfarr

(PDF Link) I’m returning from my blogging hiatus at an amazingly unique time in the history of San Francisco taxi regulation. In the past I’ve written extensively about the San Francisco medallion system and other regulations, including: What would be … Continue reading →

Posted in econ, politics, taxi | Tagged authority, cta, medallion, mta, municipal transportation agency, permit, permitting, san francisco, San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, sf, sfmta, taxi, transferability, transferable, transportation | 1 Comment

My First Hail Using Cabulous

Posted on October 27, 2009 by kfarr

I’ve been advising the team working on Cabulous, a new mobile location-enabled app that makes it easier for cabbies to advertise their locations — and for passengers to find them. I drove last Saturday and helped with an early beta … Continue reading →

Posted in internets, taxi, tech | Tagged android, app, application, at&t, blackberry, ca, cab, cabbie, cabulous, california, gps, gps-enabled, hail, iphone, location, location-aware, location-enable, mobile application, san francisco, sf, taxi, taxicab, taxis, transit, transportation, web | 4 Comments

Back in the Saddle: Driving Fleet Weekend

Posted on October 13, 2009 by kfarr

It’s been a long time since I’ve taxi blogged. I drove last Saturday for the first time in a few weeks. I’ve been working dispatch phones and doing VidSF work instead of driving over the past few weeks. Novel-length post … Continue reading →

Posted in taxi, transit | Tagged bay area, cab, cabbie, Chrysler, city, city planning, mta, muni, planning, pricing, san francisco, saturation, sf, sf cabbie, sfcta, sfmta, supersaturation, supply, taxi, taxicab, taxis, transportation, variable, verifone | 1 Comment

When should public transportation systems be private?

Posted on July 10, 2008 by kfarr

A recent episode of Russ Roberts’ EconTalk podcast featured a wonderful intersection of interests: economics, public policy and public transit. One of Russ’ academia friends, economist Michael Munger, speaks at length on the program about the public transportation system quality … Continue reading →

Posted in econ, politics, transit | Tagged brt, city, econ, economics, econtalk, effectiveness, geary, macro, micro, mike, munger, muni, planning, policy, project, public, roberts, russ, russ roberts, san francisco, sf, talk, transit, transportation | 3 Comments

Muni strikes again.

Posted on May 29, 2008 by kfarr

I wouldn’t be doing my Civic Duty if I didn’t link to yet another Municide. This time the culprit was an articulated standard coach (non-trolleybus) 71-Haight/Noriega heading inbound on Market at 6th. A 77 year old female pedestrian was struck … Continue reading →

Posted in transit | Tagged articulated, bus, coach, crossing, death, double, general, haight, hit, island, line, lrt, market, muni, noriega, ped, pedestrian, safety, san francisco, sf, single, stop, street, strike, struck, transit, transportation, trolley, xing | Leave a comment

Driving Bay to Breakers

Posted on May 21, 2008 by kfarr

This weekend the City hosted its annual Bay to Breakers run. Bay to Breakers (B2B) is a 7 mile run through the heart of San Francisco. B2B starts from the east (bay) side of the City at the Embarcadero and … Continue reading →

Posted in taxi, work | Tagged bay, bay to breakers, beer, breakers, bridge, cab, cabbie, city, crowds, demand, driving, event, gate, golden, golden gate, management, naked, ocean, park, party, peak, pricing, race, run, runners, running, san francisco, sf, taxi, transit, transportation | 2 Comments

Mayor Newsom’s crazy ‘take back the streets’ idea is well founded but slightly misguided.

Posted on May 14, 2008 by kfarr

The Chronicle reported on Mayor Newsom’s idea to turn a good portion of the Embarcadero into a pedestrian-only safe zone during certain times of the weekend. This is similar to the City’s current closing of JFK Drive in Golden Gate … Continue reading →

Posted in happiness, politics, transit | Tagged bicycle, bike, blocks, car, cars, cement, city, dense, density, gavin, grass, gray, green, greenblocks, greenspace, grey, infrastructure, livable, manufacture, newsom, open, owned, park, pedestrian, personal, personal vehicle, planner, planning, property, public, public space, quality, right of way, road, roadway, roadways, shared, space, street, streets, transit, transportation, urban, vehicle, view | 1 Comment

Thank a DPT traffic control officer today.

Posted on May 9, 2008 by kfarr

DPT officers get a bad rap. Everyone seems to despise them, yet they are a crucial element necessary to help all of us to effectively share our City streets. Here are a few of the ways they make our lives … Continue reading →

Posted in econ, politics, transit | Tagged authority, california, charge, cleaning, curbed, department, double, double-park, dpt, fee, fine, generate, income, mta, municipal, municipality, officer, park, parking, parking ticket, revenue, san francisco, sf, sfmta, street, street cleaning, ticket, traffic, transit, transportation, wheels | Leave a comment

Cab earnings update: seasonal rise in demand for taxis offsets increased fuel and gate costs.

Posted on April 24, 2008 by kfarr

San Francisco cab drivers face two recent cost pressures: a recent gate fee increase combined with the recent climb in gas prices. Fortunately, these cost pressures come at a time when aggregate demand for taxis in the City is increasing. … Continue reading →

Posted in econ, politics, taxi, transit | Tagged aggregate, cab, city, cost, demand, earnings, econ, employment, fee, forecast, fuel, gas, gate, gate fee, home, hourly, increase, infrastructure, labor, macro, micro, oil, pay, rise, san francisco, seasonal, sf, shift, take, take-home, taxi, taxicab, tips, transit, transportation, wage, winter, worker | 1 Comment

Driving the day of the Olympic Torch run

Posted on April 9, 2008 by kfarr

I was not originally scheduled to work today, but I had to make up for a missed shift from earlier this week. More to the point, I wanted to experience San Francisco during the historic procession of the Olympic Flame … Continue reading →

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