SFist: Oh, Look, a Government Agency that Actually Does a Pretty Smart Job of Spending Our Money

Greg

Mon, 04 Feb 2008 21:46:53 -0800

actually they chose an option for irving and9th and Judah and 9th that won't require digging up the tracks, according to the report...

rahir

Mon, 04 Feb 2008 21:04:39 -0800

i used to ride the 5 downtown every day and finally switched to the 21 b/c by the time the 5 got to masonic, it stopped picking up passengers. now our 21 overfills at broderick and people try cramming in through the backdoor. another express option would be a lifesaver! i've written to sfmta, though, and gotten no response. maybe if the idea catches on, they give the idea more consideration!

mattymatt

Mon, 04 Feb 2008 17:08:46 -0800

Those both sound like great ideas. If you want to catch a 5 downtown in the morning, you basically have to catch one going the other way, and just keep riding as it turns around at the beach and heads back inbound.

rahir

Mon, 04 Feb 2008 17:02:24 -0800

here are two thoughts about how to improve the 5: 1. create a 5ax and 5bx for the am and pm rush. make the first stop at market between 7th and 8th, the next at 4th, and then down to the transbay and then embarcadero. 2. run morning "locals" starting at fillmore and going downtown. don't screw over those living east of fillmore by filling up the bus from the beach to the not-so-hoody hood.

sagitta100

Mon, 04 Feb 2008 16:24:52 -0800

This is great news to improve an incredibly dangerous area of the Inner Sunset. The Chronicle reports that the pedestrian signal improvement proposal is also for 9th and Judah. PS: Looks like your hard work is finally paying off, Greg.

manys

Mon, 04 Feb 2008 16:01:16 -0800

...followed by six years of backhoes and traffic.

Greg

Mon, 04 Feb 2008 15:51:22 -0800

excellent catch - I missed that - looks like we'll finally see some action on Irving and 9th!