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Tag Archives: transit
Why I resigned from Geary Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) board
I love Bus Rapid Transit (BRT). Implementing BRT is recognized by transportation professionals across the world as a proven set of techniques to significantly improve a bus line’s performance with little up-front investment in costly infrastructure such as rail. BRT … Continue reading
Posted in happiness, politics, tech, transit
Tagged brt, bus rapid transit, cta, geary, geary brt, mta, san francisco, sfcta, sfmta, transit, transportation, transportation authority
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My First Hail Using Cabulous
I’ve been advising the team working on Cabulous, a new mobile location-enabled app that makes it easier for cabbies to advertise their locations — and for passengers to find them. I drove last Saturday and helped with an early beta … Continue reading
Posted in internets, taxi, tech
Tagged android, app, application, at&t, blackberry, ca, cab, cabbie, cabulous, california, gps, gps-enabled, hail, iphone, location, location-aware, location-enable, mobile application, san francisco, sf, taxi, taxicab, taxis, transit, transportation, web
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“Sunday Streets” delights bikers, frustrates drivers along Embarcadero
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
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When should public transportation systems be private?
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
Taxi driving: conferences + tourists = seasonal demand
My shifts were busy and lucrative this past weekend. Two big conferences were in town: the Apple WWDC and some sort of diabetes convention. Two special events — the Haight Ashbury Street Fair and the Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon — … Continue reading
Muni strikes again.
I wouldn’t be doing my Civic Duty if I didn’t link to yet another Municide. This time the culprit was an articulated standard coach (non-trolleybus) 71-Haight/Noriega heading inbound on Market at 6th. A 77 year old female pedestrian was struck … Continue reading
Driving Bay to Breakers
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
Mayor Newsom’s crazy ‘take back the streets’ idea is well founded but slightly misguided.
The Chronicle reported on Mayor Newsom’s idea to turn a good portion of the Embarcadero into a pedestrian-only safe zone during certain times of the weekend. This is similar to the City’s current closing of JFK Drive in Golden Gate … Continue reading
Posted in happiness, politics, transit
Tagged bicycle, bike, blocks, car, cars, cement, city, dense, density, gavin, grass, gray, green, greenblocks, greenspace, grey, infrastructure, livable, manufacture, newsom, open, owned, park, pedestrian, personal, personal vehicle, planner, planning, property, public, public space, quality, right of way, road, roadway, roadways, shared, space, street, streets, transit, transportation, urban, vehicle, view
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Thank a DPT traffic control officer today.
DPT officers get a bad rap. Everyone seems to despise them, yet they are a crucial element necessary to help all of us to effectively share our City streets. Here are a few of the ways they make our lives … Continue reading
Posted in econ, politics, transit
Tagged authority, california, charge, cleaning, curbed, department, double, double-park, dpt, fee, fine, generate, income, mta, municipal, municipality, officer, park, parking, parking ticket, revenue, san francisco, sf, sfmta, street, street cleaning, ticket, traffic, transit, transportation, wheels
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Cab earnings update: seasonal rise in demand for taxis offsets increased fuel and gate costs.
San Francisco cab drivers face two recent cost pressures: a recent gate fee increase combined with the recent climb in gas prices. Fortunately, these cost pressures come at a time when aggregate demand for taxis in the City is increasing. … Continue reading
Posted in econ, politics, taxi, transit
Tagged aggregate, cab, city, cost, demand, earnings, econ, employment, fee, forecast, fuel, gas, gate, gate fee, home, hourly, increase, infrastructure, labor, macro, micro, oil, pay, rise, san francisco, seasonal, sf, shift, take, take-home, taxi, taxicab, tips, transit, transportation, wage, winter, worker
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