>Andrew:
>Is this the same as at other times of day? If not, why the short runs?
No...rest of the day is doable...and most likely, later in the evening
it is doable. Weekday schedule is, if anything, generous.
>Schedules that nobody can meet surely can't help us provide better service.
Correct. Some feather-bedder upstairs needs to do some actual work and
reschedule the line, or at least look at adjusting it...and horror of
horrors, it might be necessary to add another bus to the line to provide
a workable schedule...woowoo...a total of 4-5 hours per week, since I
assume the same problem occurs Sunday (when I am on the 7-Haight)
>Do you have a sense of the total delay caused by traffic on your run, particularly bridge traffic? How much (if at all) do PCOs and transit-only lanes help?
Last Saturday, probably 5-7 minutes was due to bridge backup (2 blocks
of Bush st...mostly stop-and-stop. Without the 24/7 transit lanes on
Sutter and Post another 5 or so minutes would be added. If the transit
lanes were actually kept clear of obstructions, probably 5+ minutes
could be saved, if stops were every 2 blocks, another 5+ minutes could
be saved. PCO's are a moot point evenings, but they help during the
day. If the transit lanes were a foot or so wider, a minute or more
could be saved, as well as much traffic conflict every time we have to
move into the next lane when a car parks a little out from the curb.
>Donald:
>In your message, below, you summed up far better than I ever could why MUNI _must_ have dedicated lanes if she is ever to be "fixed"!
>> My last two trips on the 3-Jackson on Saturdays are ridiculous...
>> From Presidio to Polk: 12 minutes to go 28 blocks, 9 turns, 14 stoplights (4 of which are anti-timed), 10 stop signs, 21 possible passenger stops, 9 blocks of congested commercial streets (none of which are wider than 2 lanes)...
Actually it isn't quite as bad as it sounds...having 16 or 17 minutes is
plenty. However...if we could have a `bus detected' stretch of 5-10
seconds that would get us through 3 of the lights, and a resited bus
stop would fix the other. Two words: `Stop Consolidation'. Enforcement
of parking/traffic laws and restriction of left turns would fix the
congestion problem. There is a transit lane from Franklin to (downtown)
which helps, but it is often blocked and the lights are anti-timed
anyways.
>Ken Garcia
I see he has written another diatribe on the subject of parking in the
city...they guy just doesn't get it...he say `confusing parking
regulations'...here's a hint: if the curb is painted red you may not
ever stop, stand or park there. If the curb is yellow, you may not
stop, stand or park there except as noted by signage. If the curb is
white, you may not stand or park there except as noted by signage.
Pretty simple...even an Auto-Firster should be able to understand that.
Robert Parks
whee!...its Friday.