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Tag Archives: public transit
The City needs congestion pricing.
(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
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And now for some hippie speak on why cars are bad.
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
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Transit fun fact: Fillmore Street developed as a commercial zone because of the 1906 quake.
(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
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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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