SFist: MUNI By the Numbers

Greg

Tue, 20 Feb 2007 18:21:22 -0800

Um, why is it a "surprise" the N Judah has a 75% on time rate? It confirmed what I've always known....

citi-zen

Tue, 20 Feb 2007 15:16:18 -0800

What I don't understand is why they don't use their manager-brains, and if there are 5 missing drivers for a mornings shift, then adjust the drivers to balance out the line. What we see is 3 busses in a row, then nothing for 30 minutes! Just yesterday morning (monday) - I saw 3 #30's on Chestnut - they had just started the route heading towards downtown - in a 4 block section. Something wasn't right! I think most riders want to get from point a to point b in a timely manner - we're not so worried about "on time" as we are "coming at a regular interval"!!!

HJ

Tue, 20 Feb 2007 14:46:13 -0800

The 89 Laguna Honda, that is a classic. The line is about 1/10 of a mile and only has two stops. Laguna Honda Hospital and Forest Hill Bus Station. How does that one get off schedule?

HM

Tue, 20 Feb 2007 14:33:27 -0800

Hello?! The schedules are meaningless. This whole percentage on-time thing is silly. Jeebus - These things were developed 20 years ago. Call it lowering the bar. Call it adjusting to current traffic and ridership needs. Whatever... When the TEP results are appropriately massaged, the schedules will change and the numbers will come up. I feel for all the drivers that are being held to these meaningless time standards. They bust their butts trying to make good on the time commitments when in fact the schedule is unachievable... That sort of axe hanging over yr head will do wonders to improve driver / passenger relations.

DC1974

Tue, 20 Feb 2007 14:05:23 -0800

I remember living in Noe Valley in the late 1990s. I would regularly walk to Castro street and take the bus to the Casto station to get to work near the Civic Center -- it was actually faster to do that than wait for the J-Church. So this does not surprise me. Glad to see that all those voter initiatives have really done a lot to improve the situation. This is why I then moved to Oakland. I get to almost anywhere in SF faster.

Sal

Tue, 20 Feb 2007 13:44:15 -0800

Um. Your server's hiccuping and not sending the "we got your message" as promised. Regrets.

Sal

Tue, 20 Feb 2007 13:31:13 -0800

The 14Mission is busy/crowded -- boy, howdy -- but the only reason it made #1 and the 38Geary came in #3 is because the stats for the 38LGeary were split out. The 38 (30356) plus the 38L (20534) total 50890 riders/day. The only difference between the two 38 routes is that the L makes fewer stops along the way. Side note: I tried to search the SFMTA site to get the complete guts of the on-time stats that the SFC wrote about today. Search "all of SFMTA" for ANY word "on-time" Results: Search: on-time (ignoring: on ) Har har har.

Sal

Tue, 20 Feb 2007 13:16:03 -0800

The 14Mission is busy/crowded -- boy, howdy -- but the only reason it made #1 and the 38Geary came in #3 is because the stats for the 38LGeary were split out. The 38 (30356) plus the 38L (20534) total 50890 riders/day. The only difference between the two 38 routes are that the L makes fewer stops along the way. Side note: I tried to search the SFMTA site to get the complete guts of the on-time stats that the SFC wrote about today. Search "all of SFMTA" for ANY word "on-time" Results: Search: on-time (ignoring: on ) Har har har.