Category Archives: transit

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

Are taxis a “green” form of transit?

Posted on December 31, 2007 by kfarr

I love the premise of the Green Cab taxi company that started operating in the City this year. Sexy! Green! Buzzwords! Their cabs DO look good on the street. They stand out and offer clear differentiation from other cabs both … Continue reading →

Posted in taxi, transit | Tagged cab, carbon, co2, earth, emissions, environment, fuel, gas, green, green cab, green taxi, hippies, hippy, oil, peak, peak oil, san francisco, saving, sf, taxi, taxicab | 2 Comments

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

Illegal taxis suck, but they’re a symptom of insufficient supply, not lax enforcement.

Posted on December 27, 2007 by kfarr

A fellow SF taxi driver and blogger, the same guy or gal that posted a great map of where to find a cab in the City, posted a few pictures of a taxi operating illegally in the City during his … Continue reading →

Posted in politics, taxi, transit | Tagged bandit, black, black cab, board of supervisors, cab, california, commission, econ, economics, fare, illegal, illegal cab, illegal taxi, measures, meter, operating, regulation, san francisco, sf, taxi, taxi commission, taxicab, weights, weights and measures | 8 Comments

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

Transit fun fact: Fillmore Street developed as a commercial zone because of the 1906 quake.

Posted on December 27, 2007 by kfarr

(Photo Credit) Here’s another cool factoid from the amazing (out-of-print) book on the history of the San Francisco Municipal Railway. We know Upper Fillmore Street today as a bustling commercial district with high-end shops and restaurants married closely with its … Continue reading →

Posted in econ, transit | Tagged 1906, build, cable, cable car, car, development, earthquake, econ, economics, fillmore, japantown, line, lrt, muni, pacific heights, public, public transit, rail, rebuild, san francisco, sf, train, transit, transport, western addition | Leave a comment

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