> Boardings have steadily declined for some time now.
Hello, Dan,
I thought that this was true until circa three years ago, but it is my
understanding that boardings have been increasing for at least a couple
of years now.
> I would strongly
> suspect that the 1/3 in the mixed-use group have increased their overall
> ratio of auto use to Muni use. That's been the case in our household.
Actually, it hasn't been in ours. Eloise used to drive most days, and
be an occasional weekend MUNI user, because she frequently had to work
in some god-awful suburb (just like Ron!). Today, she has almost
completely reversed that pattern. Fortunately, since she joined the
union, almost all of her work is in the city. She almost exclusively
takes MUNI to work, now, and uses her car only for the odd weekend
errand and for out-of-town weekend trips.
> A few years ago, we'd never use the car to get to downtown, but N-Judah
> unreliability forces us to do just that more often than we'd like.
I suspect that this is also because you can. That is why I do not buy a
car: I suspect that if I did, I'd get frustrated and use it, and lose
my beloved walking and reading-on-the-bus lifestyle. Same reason I
don't buy a TV, even through there are a few things I'd like to see. It
keeps temptation away -- and I'd much rather spend my time contributing
to this list serve or some other vaguely constructive or creative
activity.
> I also suspect that transferring is way down.
I usually try to avoid transfers. I could take the underground or
14-Mission from work to 5th, and catch 27-Bryant but I find it more
pleasant to walk, even late at night when I get off work. However, when
I do take the underground, it is almost always faster.
-- Donald
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