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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:

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SF Central Subway is slowest slow motion train wreck in history.

Do you like watching bloody transit carnage unfold? You’re in luck, here’s a doozy. Check out these fantastic series of posts on the proposed Central Subway in San Francisco. (Primer for the uninitiated: a proposal is on deck to extend … Continue reading

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Dear MUNI, wouldn’t it be nice…

Wouldn’t it be nice if San Francisco MUNI bus drivers had this sort of fire under their butts? Link PS. This should serve as yet another reminder of how little motivation and accountability MUNI drivers have. Let’s hope the passage … Continue reading

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MUNI Haikus

Haikus about MUNI, just like the title says. Organized by bus line. My favorite from the 1 California (outside my window): pings, sci-fi noises 1 California zooms by not 1am yet –bobboman Link

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1 mile on the MUNI takes longer than 10 on BART.

While this may be obvious to any San Francisco resident, I would like to release my extreme frustration caused by my travel from Berkeley to my apartment on Nob Hill this evening. The trip on BART from Berkeley to the … Continue reading

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Oh, 1905. I miss you.

While we’re talking about a century past, this video is most worthy of your attention. This fabulous first-hand film was recorded just a year before the 1906 earthquake. It shows a trip all the way down Market Street to the … Continue reading

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Moving the City forward?

San Francisco 1900: Average speed of public transit 8.0 mph* San Francisco 2007: Average speed of public transit 8.1 mph (SF Gate) What went wrong in the past 107 years? How has the San Francisco City and County increased average … Continue reading

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What if the Van Ness BRT wasn’t run by MUNI?

I stumbled upon this excellent set of posts by “Eric” on his Transbay Blog. If you’re interested in BRT in San Francisco, these are an excellent read: Part 1 – Van Ness BRT: Why We Need It Part 2 – … Continue reading

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MUNI lies.

I love this picture on Muni’s routes and schedules page: Through clever use of the ‘motion blur’ Photoshop filter they give the impression that Muni transit vehicles move quickly enough to be blurry. Ha ha ha! Boy, that Muni website … Continue reading

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