Policy & Planning
Cable Cars Get Green Light on Lower Powell
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency board has voted to implement an 18-month trial that bans almost all private automobiles on lower Powell Street, from Ellis to Geary. That two block stretch has been extra-jammed with cars in the past few years, a consequence of increased population and tourism and the closure of parallel Stockton Street for the construction of the Central Subway.
Boost for E-line Extension to Mission Bay, Dogpatch
[caption id="attachment_8019" align="alignleft" width="700"] Vintage streetcars already run through Mission Bay and Dogpatch on their way in and out of service, so why not run E-line historic streetcars here?[/caption]
Better Cable Car Safety
With the strong support of Market Street Railway, Muni’s parent SFMTA is proposing an 18-month test that would remove everything but cable cars (and pedestrians) from lower Powell Street, specifically the two blocks between Ellis and Geary.
Clearing Cars from Market Street
New Development Fee Could Benefit Streetcars
[caption id="attachment_7794" align="alignleft" width="920"] Streetcar No. 1055, wearing its original 1946 Philadelphia livery, passes new condos on Market at Buchanan. Michael Macor photo for the Chronicle.[/caption]
Great E-line Startup Piece in The Examiner
[caption id="attachment_7756" align="alignleft" width="700"] Right after this shot was snapped, Mayor Dianne Feinstein (left) took the controls of Muni Car No.1 and personally piloted it down Market Street to open the first Trolley Festival in June 1983. That success led to the permanent F-line, and now the E-line.[/caption]
Training for E-line Under Way
[caption id="attachment_7721" align="alignleft" width="700"] Vintage 1948 double-end PCC streetcars Nos. 1006 (left) and 1011 pass just south of the Ferry Building during E-line training, July 1, 2015[/caption]
E-Line Startup Looks Set for July 25
[caption id="attachment_7693" align="alignleft" width="700"] E-line car No. 1008 in 2013 Demonstration Service at its Caltrain Depot terminal.[/caption]
GM Conspiracy to Kill Streetcars? Not By Itself
[caption id="attachment_7605" align="aligncenter" width="700"] In this 1940 shot from the SFMTA Archives, you can see automobiles jousting with streetcars for space on Market Street. This car-car clash was a big reason streetcars almost died out in the U.S.[/caption]
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