Paving the Road to Hell With Kids, Santa Claus, and David Campos!
It’s said that the Road to Hell is paved with good intentions. If that’s the case, then the Road to Hell Paving Crew is earning triple overtime with the awesome sounding, budget busting “plan” by...
View ArticleYes, There’s a Transit Effectiveness Project (TEP) Meeting Regarding the N on...
So, in keeping with my ‘duties” as the guy who blogs about all things “N” related, there’s a meeting tomorrow at Jefferson Elementary regarding the Transit Effectiveness Project (TEP) for the N-Judah...
View ArticleSF’s Newest Source of Sustainable Public Power: Whining About Sunday Meters!
After reading local Twitteratti for the past week, I think I’ve discovered a truly renewable, non-polluting source of sustainable energy – the endless whining by people about paying for parking on...
View ArticleWinners and Losers in This Week’s Muni “Sick-out”
This week Muni’s owner/riders had the distinct displeasure of enduring a “sick out” by Muni operators on Monday & Tuesday. Operators cannot strike by law, but there’s no law against “everyone”...
View ArticleSo Who Reallly Won the Election in San Francisco After All?
Please pardon the various changes here, as I continue to set up this blog on a new CMS. So far it’s looking ok, but there’s still so many details! Now that the dust has settled from Election Day, and...
View ArticleSunset Tunnel Upgrades Continue This Weekend
By now most people should be aware that the ongoing weekend repairs and upgrades to the tracks in the Sunset Tunnel are continuing this weekend, but assuming is much is assuming a lot. So, just in case...
View ArticleObligatory Post About a Poop-Fueled Bus in the UK
San Franciscans seem to enjoy talking about poop a lot. So much so, that earlier this week a map of where humans have pooped in public made a big splash amongst those online. (I couldn’t resist,...
View ArticleWhat Was Up With That Late Night Jack-Hammering in the Inner Sunset?
Over the weekend, a Loyal Reader sent me a note that there was road work being done in and around 9th/Judah late at night (actually about 2:30 in the morning on Sunday). Obviously since no one is...
View ArticleWhat Your New N-Judah LRV Is Going to Look Like! (Probably)
Several months ago, the SFMTA conducted a survey, both online and in person, to ask riders their opinions of various options for the new Siemens-built LRV cars that will replace the failing Breda fleet...
View ArticleWhiskey Tango Foxtrot, Muni?
Monday, March 2nd was one Hell of a day for our beleaguered N-Judah line. The fun started in the afternoon just before 3pm, when I happened upon a stalled N on Irving, and smoke! As it turned out, the...
View ArticlePress, Advocates, Lose It for Scott Weiner Junk Mailer In Progress!
You know those annoying political junk mailers and TV ads you get in the mail every few years? Ever wonder how they get produced? Well, if you’re living in San Francisco, you’re getting a front row...
View ArticleProgress Report – The Sunset Tunnel !
Every once in a while I get asked “so when will the SFMTA finish that Sunset Tunnel work?” (particularly by those living near said tunnel.) I emailed a few questions off to Mr. Paul Rose at the SFMTA,...
View ArticleThe Muni Heritage Festival Was Rather Awesome
This weekend the SFMTA and Market Street Railway celebrated Muni history with an array of activities, not the least of which were free rides on the Blackpool “Boat Tram” between the San Francisco...
View ArticleWhy Removing Cars from Powell Might Not Be a Bad Idea…
An idea has been circulating around for quite a while now to remove private auto traffic from Powell Street, between Geary and Market. This post at Market Street Railway makes some good points...
View ArticleSunset Tunnel Closing This Weekend And So Much More
Thanks again to the delays to repairs for the Sunset Tunnel, instead of having a completed tunnel repair by now, we have more closures coming, the next one being this weekend, starting on Saturday,...
View ArticleCentral Subway Disinformation: The “Gift” That Keeps on Giving
It is truly amazing how a piece of disinformation can be repeated, over and over and over by the press, the People Who Know Things, politicians and the like. Facts don’t matter – instead people insist...
View ArticleWho Loses Their Job When Muni Fails? UPDATED
People in San Francisco like to complain about Muni. Even people from New York and Points Elsewhere like to complain about it and add in a nice dose of smug superiority too (aren’t they nice?)....
View ArticleLies The SFMTA and “Transit Advocates” Told Me About Fare Increases – UPDATE
Here we go again. The SFMTA finds itself in a financial jam, as it always seems to. Fortunately for the SFMTA and “Mayor” Ed Lee, they’ve found some creative ways to “get more money” for the agency....
View ArticleWhy We Can’t Have A Nice Muni: Every Time We Get Upgrades, The Crazies Shout...
If you’ve ever wondered why it is hard to Get Things Done with Muni, the current brouhaha over improvements in the Mission to the 14 Mission, and to traffic in general is an example. Muni rolled out...
View ArticleN-Judah Trivia Time, 2016 Edition: Which Supervisors Represent the N on the...
After yesterday’s commute-hour blowout, several people asked me which Supervisor they should write to register their concerns about future N-Judah failures and more. This reminded me that it is time to...
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