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Tag Archives: transportation
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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What would a San Francisco subway system look like? Maybe a little something like this…
I’m a big fan of Eric’s Transbay Blog. This Eric fellow never fails to impress. A recent post posed this question: if we had all the money in the world to spend on transit (and sometimes it seems like we … Continue reading
Posted in transit
Tagged bus, heavy rail, light rail, lrt, muni, public, public transportation, rail, san francisco, sf, subway, train, transit, transport, transportation, tube, underground
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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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Is the Transit Effectiveness Project just expensive City government masturbation?
I attended a presentation by the Transit Effectiveness Project at the November 28th meeting of the Transportation and Land Use Coalition (TALC). I was excited at the prospect. Finally, the City Controller Office is doing serious work regarding a delinquent, … Continue reading
Posted in politics, transit
Tagged audit, bus, controller, effectiveness, light rail, lrt, metro, mta, muni, project, research, ridership, san francisco, sf, sfmta, TEP, transit, transportation
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Captain Obvious: Walking is nice and walkable urban spaces are in high demand.
Above: Pedestrians rock the crosswalk. Note the awesome vintage MUNI bus in the background. American Public Media’s Marketplace has a great segment about the rising popularity of walkable cities in the United States. Link (Here’s a direct link to the … Continue reading
Posted in happiness, transit
Tagged cities, city, dense, muni, pedestrians, smart growth, spaces, transit, transportation, urban, walkability, walkable
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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:
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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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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