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Tag Archives: transit
News Flash: French are skinny ’cause they walk.
I came across this article, dugg from the Santa Barbara Independent. The confused author claims the French are skinny because they eat slowly and are chatty during meals. Bull! The French are skinny because they walk! France (obviously) consists of … Continue reading
Ridiculous sums of federal capital money encourage foolish transit projects.
Inflated federal funding for the capital costs of transit projects brings about wasted spending, poor planning and poor service for transit riders in the United States.
Posted in econ, politics, transit
Tagged capital costs, econ, economics, funding, planning, policy, poor government incentives, public policy, transit, transportation
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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
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
Posted in transit
Tagged agnostic, city, city planning, congestion, mixed mode, mode, muni, planning, san francisco, street use, sustainable cities, transit
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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
Posted in politics, transit
Tagged accountability, bus, busses, enforcement, local, management, muni, operators, out-source, outsourcing, partnership, policy, private, privatization, public, public private partnership, regulation, source, transit, transportation
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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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