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Because most of the transportation operates on public streets (busses and muni). This forces them to deal with traffic and pedestrian crowds, which make them no
by gdne 12y ago
Because most of the transportation operates on public streets (busses and muni). This forces them to deal with traffic and pedestrian crowds, which make them no better than driving. If SF had a real subway system, things would probably be different.
- al_gore 12y agoThe Green Line in Boston runs down a protected center path in the road for a significant portion. Is there a reason that SF can't carve out those lanes for exclusive Muni use?
- nerfhammer 12y agoThere's actually one case where they're trying to do this: http://sf.streetsblog.org/2012/06/27/options-for-geary-brt-come-into-focus/ http://sf.streetsblog.org/2012/06/27/options-for-geary-brt-c...
- bowlofpetunias 12y agoPlenty of cities don't have a subway but do have decent public transport that rarely gets stuck in traffic. Separate bus and rail lanes help. SF, like most US cities, reserves ridiculously wide roads for car traffic.