SFist: Muni Can Has Cartography-Burger

guest

Tue, 03 Jul 2007 16:41:22 -0800

Hey did you know that the LOLCATS meme was never funny, especially not now? It's totally true! obvious tip of the day: turn off bold for guests

Kay

Tue, 03 Jul 2007 13:22:22 -0800

The 311 call center is just a large group of people with head-sets that know how to google things. They don't have any information that we don't - their entire training consists of memorizing phrases to google search.

Akit

Tue, 03 Jul 2007 12:01:07 -0800

511.org's transit planner doesn't work very well ever since it started. The damn thing bitches at you when you put in a specific address like the Hall of Justice at 850 Bryant. The system would say to choose the option 800-900 Bryant before continuing. Also, the folks at 311 are REAL SLOW when it comes to getting help with Muni routes. Ironically, they don't like to punch in information to 511.org for "sorta accurate" results.

guest

Tue, 03 Jul 2007 11:58:42 -0800

I'll bet it had more to do with SFPD's not cracking down on drugs sales on Newhall, than the size of the streets. Newhall is BVHP's highest rated place to score crack - er, so I've heard. If the street was 2 lanes wider, then the buses could certainly pass the double-parked drug buyers. But the street is not more narrow than other neighborhood streets that buses run through all over the city. Muni planners were not familiar with the local illegal sales-driven traffic trends. So what is a hapless planner to do? Force the police to do a better job fighting crack in the inner city, or change the frickin' route back... After all, SF is not a transit first city - It is a drug first city.

guest

Tue, 03 Jul 2007 11:03:31 -0800

That's the 54 Felton, not the 5 Fulton.