Comments on: MTA Announces Finalized December 5 Muni Service Changes

By: John Kilpatrick

John Kilpatrick — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 13:43:40 +0000

The cutting of the already overcrowded 10 in half is the last straw. I’m giving up on getting to and from Caltrain. The good news is that I get to use my handicapped placard to park for free at meters. So I get to thank the city for making my attempt at public transit a fail by denying the city meter money and puut carbon in the air. Works for me. Screw transit. It’s a load of crap.

By: Aaron Bialick

Aaron Bialick — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:25:27 +0000

Gotta admit – I’m glad to see the 7-Haight being cut. It was made obsolete by the 71. The only thing worse than empty cars are empty buses.

By: Jamie Whitaker

Jamie Whitaker — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:35:41 +0000

Oh yeah … good luck with that budget deficit, SFMTA. Please don’t spend any less on pedestrian safety in SOMA (as if).

By: Jamie Whitaker

Jamie Whitaker — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:31:00 +0000

With the N Judah service eliminated on weekends and holidays from Embarcadero to Caltrain, I’ll probably just walk up to Market Street instead of bothering to walk to the Folsom/Harrison Muni Metro stop on The Embarcadero to wait on a T-Third (especially on weekends if turning N Judah trains around slows things down for the T-Third as it did when the line first started up) … and I might as well save 25 cents and ride BART using my TransLink card if it gets me close enough to my destination. With the monthly pass price going up to $60 in January (I think?) without BART access included, I probably won’t be buying those fast passes anymore – and I’ll use MUNI less overall as a result. Luckily, SOMA is a pretty flat area and I’m able to ride a bicycle … can we get some more bike racks installed around SOMA please?

By: Ajay

Ajay — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:27:58 +0000

Wait: didn’t the MUNI just increase fares by 33% (from $1.50 to $2.00)?
Is this what we get for the fare increase?

What you’re seeing, dear readers, is the fat bureaucracy taking advantage of the weak economy to cut costs; which would be OK if, when the economy recovers, the services would be restored. Do you think that’ll happen? Fat chance! When the economy recovers, the surplus will be doled out as “overtime” and bonuses and trips to Hawaii.

MUNI has many cleaners on payroll. Has anyone ever seen a MUNI vehicle which was cleaned recently?

All government bureaucracies are like pythons (or anacondas, take your pick). They’ll keep squeezing more and more out of the taxpayers, with no end in sight.

The solution: cut the pay/benefits of the MUNI officials in parallel with the cuts in service.
If all else fails: hand MUNI over to Bauer. At least they know how to run clean buses.

By: John Murphy

John Murphy — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:38:10 +0000

On the bright side, I can probably take the 48 direct from Noe Valley to 22nd St Caltrain faster than I can take the 35 to the Castro to the T or N to 4th/King. That meander around Potrero Hill was the worst.

Of course it will still be 3x as long as biking to the station.

By: SFResident

SFResident — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:43:41 +0000

Crap. The 26 is/was one of the more functional buses in the city. It was also my favored route from my house to some of my most frequented bars. The late night 37 was another frequently used bus – and it is one of the most clean and punctual buses in the city.

The priorities of this city are so screwed up. Free parking over reasonable bus service? Sometimes I feel like many of our civic leaders would be happier in Houston.

By: Adam Hartzell

Adam Hartzell — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:30:54 +0000

Uhm, uh, I actually kinda like the aesthetics of the Glen Park J Church stop. There’s something about standing there in defiance of all the car-dependency that, well, I like. It’s one of my favorite transit stops in SF.

Just thought I’d throw in a voice of disagreement amongst a sea of consensus.

And for those who don’t like it, I understand that there are urban planning projects in the works w/ GP to eventually remove that overpass, make San Jose Avenue more like a boulevard, and better connect GP with the neighborhoods to the South of GP. I presume a re-working of that stop will be a part of those plans, so you all might likely get your wish, whereas I’ll just have memories.

By: Stuart Matthews

Stuart Matthews — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:20:39 +0000

http://www.sfmta.com/cms/m1209/images/26-36.gif

Looks like there is a reroute of the 36 that could serve our needs with a transfer.

By: Stuart Matthews

Stuart Matthews — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:10:28 +0000

Yeah, this *$&%ing sucks that the 26 is discontinued. My mom just moved close to me, and it is already impossible for her to walk the two blocks to the 26 line, but I was hoping that with some practice she would be able to get down to it, as it stops on my block.

This is going to make it much more difficult for her.

By: Scott

Scott — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:07:51 +0000

Sad to see this go. I use this route at least 6 times a week. I’d like transit to get easier, not more challenging.

By: Whole Wheat Toast

Whole Wheat Toast — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:50:41 +0000

I rode the 26 once or twice. It’s much more convenient than the J which was sometimes late.

By: Geordino

Geordino — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:49:27 +0000

I’m going to miss the 26. Hope it gets reinstated.

Used the Glen Park stop today.
The walkover had litter strewn about.
Atleast this time. It wasn’t human waste.

You never know what or who you will encounter in that isolated stop.

By: murphstahoe

murphstahoe — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:21:06 +0000

@Jamison I once got off BART at Glen Park determined to switch to the J-Church. At some point in my search I did see overhead wires, but could never find evidence of the station. I walked to Diamond and Bosworth, defeated, and got the first bus headed in my general direction.

By: Diane

Diane — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:47:56 +0000

Yup – I agree whole-heartedly. After using that stop once, from then on I drive if I go to that area. How stupid is it to feel like I have to do that?

By: Jamison Wieser

Jamison Wieser — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:55:49 +0000

Mark, you forgot to mention it’s unmarked as well.

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:25:11 +0000

“26 Valencia ROUTE DISCONTINUED
Nearby Muni Service: Muni’s J Church Line…provide[s] nearby service.”

The J Church stop in Glen Park is the most frightening MUNI stop I’ve ever been to. Right in the middle of the freeway; only one way out – up a flight of stairs with a blind turn and no way to see who’s waiting to mug you. Then you have to cross a freeway exit to get into Glen Park. Anybody who claims this two routes are equivalent should actually visit the station instead of just looking at it on a map…