One of the busiest F-line stops, Wharf-bound at Fourth and Market, is too narrow to allow an ADA ramp, thus denying access to disabled people. That’s because the boarding island, which predated ADA and is thus "grandfathered," sits parallel to a BART/Metro escalator entrance, which narrows the street. Moving some downtown F-line stops to mid-block would allow wider islands with ADA access and faster boarding for all riders, while leaving more space for other street users by removing the current constrained islands.
Month: June 2012
“Seattle’s Classic Waterfront Streetcars Stuck at Dead End”
Ex-Melbourne tram No. 605 on the Seattle Waterfront Streetcar line before it was shut down in 2007.
More Business for the F-line
Two new residential units totaling 200 units will be served by the F-line stop at Duboce and Market, from which this shot was snapped. Another 113 units are coming to Market and Octavia, just two blocks east.
Mid-Market Madness, Continued
No sooner did we post a story about a man, apparently curled up on a boarding island on mid-Market rolling under an F-Market & Wharves streetcar, did we see this post from SFist pop up, showing a disturbed woman attacking an F-line streetcar (No. 1079) at Fifth and Market, and then herself being attacked viciously by another woman. Here’s one of the two eyewitness cellphone videos that appears on the SFist post.
Muni Maintenance Woes Make Headlines
Milan trams Nos. 1807 and 1811 on the maintenance pit at the Cameron Beach facility, 2010.
New Video Highlights First Muni PCC Era
Cover art from the DVD box for "Municipal Railway Vintage Scrapbook". Click to enlarge.
Accident Highlights Market Street Challenges
A man was trapped under an F-line streetcar (PCC No. 1074) on Friday, as reported by ABC7 News as it happened:
Remembering Art Michel, 1927-2012
Art Michel was remembered at a funeral service yesterday at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in San Francisco. Art passed away on May 28. Today would have been his 85th birthday.
Big Red Cars — Beyond Disney
Restored Pacific Electric car No. 1058 passes replica No. 501 on the Port of Los Angeles Waterfront Red Car Line. Rick Laubscher photo.
What Does “On Time” Mean For the F-line?
The online Bay Citizen, which continues to undertake the kind of journalism that a good daily newspaper should, is out with a detailed report on Muni’s on-time performance, line by line.
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