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Category Archives: transit
Muni’s incompetent management structure injures more people.
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
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Tagged bus, hit, incident, injury, management, muni, pedestrian, policy, san francisco, sf, strike, struck, structure, system
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SFPD says 80% of taxi security cameras don’t work.
At the December 11 meeting of the San Francisco Taxi Commission SFPD Sergeant Reynolds admitted 80% of the time they were unable to pull images from taxi security cameras.
Posted in politics, taxi, transit
Tagged cab, cameras, commission, monitoring, mta, muni, privacy, public safety, safety, san francisco, security, security cameras, sf, taxi, taxi commission
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Muni Chief Nat Ford on KQED’s Forum
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
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Tagged 88.5, brt, bus, buses, ford, kqed, lrt, michael krasny, muni, municipal, municipal railroad, nat, nathaniel ford, railroad, railway, san francisco, sf
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“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.”
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
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Is the Transit Effectiveness Project just expensive City government masturbation?
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
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Captain Obvious: Walking is nice and walkable urban spaces are in high demand.
Above: Pedestrians rock the crosswalk. Note the awesome vintage MUNI bus in the background. American Public Media’s Marketplace has a great segment about the rising popularity of walkable cities in the United States. Link (Here’s a direct link to the … Continue reading
Posted in happiness, transit
Tagged cities, city, dense, muni, pedestrians, smart growth, spaces, transit, transportation, urban, walkability, walkable
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The City’s continuing support of MUNI is worse than no-bid Halliburton contracts in Iraq.
Surely, you’re familiar with no-bid contracts in Iraq. The United States federal government and its armed forces awarded numerous reconstruction and basic services contracts with no open competitive bidding processes during the early years of the Iraq War. The most … Continue reading
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Tagged awards, bus, buses, city, contracts, lrt, management, muni, no-bid, public transportation, san francisco, sf, transit
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More cabs on City streets in 2008, but we still need peak medallions.
The Examiner reports the City will finally see more cabs on the streets in 2008. As both a cab driver and a City resident, this is bittersweet. As a resident, this seems like City progress. Finally, I’ll have a better … Continue reading
Posted in econ, taxi, transit
Tagged cabs on the street, medallions, peak medallions, san francisco, sf, taxi, taxicab
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Light Rail SMACKDOWN: Dublin’s LUAS vs. SF MUNI’s T-Third
Two world-class cities. Two new light rail lines. Who will take all in the LIGHT RAIL SMACKDOWN? Meet the contenders:
San Francisco Supe proposes taxi gate fee increase. Drivers need gradual implementation.
The Examiner reports Supervisor Michela Alioto-Pier recently proposed a significant increase in taxi gate fees charged to cab drivers. (Quick background: A ‘gate fee’ is the rental fee charged to a taxi driver for a shift. Taxi drivers pay the … Continue reading
Posted in econ, taxi, transit
Tagged cab, excessive, fee, gate, gate fee, increase, local regulation, paratransit, san francisco, sf, taxi, taxicab
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