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Friday, November 6, 2009

Why are Citizens Not Angry at Muni's Upcoming Service Changes?







Here's my idea:


Anonymous said...

Of the changes to buses I normally take, most of them make sense and/or make my life easier, especially expanded 38L service (long overdue) and having the 2-Clement keep going to Ferry on weekends. In response to your complaint, wouldn't people who live on Balboa/Cabrillo just take the 31-Balboa or 5-Fulton to get downtown? It always seemed redundant to have the occasional 38 go down to OB.

Akit said...

Some feel the need to take the 38 to catch the 38L at 33rd/Geary, or for those for a direct ride to Chinatown, the 1 California terminal.

I'm not sure about people who wants to catch the 38AX, but what's nice about that line is they go express starting at 25th Avenue/Geary (much earlier than other Richmond express lines.

marmot said...

I think the public didn't respond to this because these changes were supposed to take affect in July, so we've been on a grace period. Furthermore, Muni informed the public about two years ago that these changes would happen. There was a lot of outcry, but it was just a matter of time, and that time has come.

On a personal note, although I lose the 21 to 6th Avenue, I gain a 5 that starts at 6th Avenue during peak hours. Ironically, I seldom ride Muni.

Mike said...

I hope they plan to run two-car trains along the Embarcadero line for weekend ball games. Can you imagine having only one-car T trains serving all the baseball fans?

I can certainly understand not needing two-car N trains going to Caltrain on weekends most of the time.

Akit said...

The challenge with running two-car T trains is the platform length on 3rd street. They are only made for one-car trains.

It's likely that since the metro is a money maker for ballgames, they'd add extra cars to keep the public happy. I was once pissed off at Muni for waiting over 10 minutes for a train with 200+ people waiting.