Tag Archives: city

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

My grandfather passes away.

Posted on January 22, 2009 by kfarr

My mother’s father, Boris Drucker, passed away last week in Philadelphia. My Aunt sent me a link to a nice obituary in the Philadelphia Inquirer. I’m sad over his passing, but I’m happy that over Christmas vacation I was able … Continue reading →

Posted in family | Tagged artist, boris, cartoon, cartoonist, center, center city, city, draw, drawing, drucker, grandfather, new yorker, obituary, paint, painting, passing, philadelphia, philly | Leave a comment

“Sunday Streets” delights bikers, frustrates drivers along Embarcadero

Posted on September 15, 2008 by kfarr

When the Chronicle ran a story about Mayor Gavin Newsom’s idea for “Sunday Streets” I was a bit skeptical. I wasn’t so sure that we needed another street closure, especially on a Sunday when so many tourists rely on the … Continue reading →

Posted in politics, transit | Tagged bicycles, bike, bikes, california, city, gavin, infrastructure, mayor, newsom, planning, public, san francisco, sf, space, sunday, sunday streets, transit, transport | Leave a 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

Belated driving summary

Posted on June 21, 2008 by kfarr

Here’s a summary of my cab shifts from last weekend. I picked up an older guy from the Kaiser. I’d guess he was 60+. I have a hard time judging ages, especially those +/-5 years from mine. He was heading … Continue reading →

Posted in taxi, work | Tagged cab, california, castro, cinch, city, driving, dutch, francais, France, french, gas, gasoline, gay, gay bars, haight, hills, history, indiana, kaiser, lawyers, netherlands, nob, nob hill, polk, prices, richmond, russian hill, san francisco, seward, sf, stern grove, sunset, taxi, taxicab, the city | 1 Comment

More Bay to Breakers

Posted on May 22, 2008 by kfarr

This is a continuation of a previous post. Toward the end of my shift, around 3pm, I picked up an elderly Chinese couple hailing on the street downtown. They were heading all the way out to the deep Richmond on … Continue reading →

Posted in taxi, work | Tagged b2b, bay, bay to breakers, breakers, cab, cabbie, city, demand, driving, econ, economics, event, francisco, geography, medallions, peak, pricing, race, road, roadrace, run, running, san, san francisco, sf, taxi, timing, to, urban | 1 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