[Rescue Muni] Third Street Transit Lanes
Daniel Murphy (daniel@well.com)
Sat, 13 Feb 1999 18:21:54 -0800
Richard Mlynarik <Mly@POBox.COM> wrote:
> I received this in the mail a couple of days ago from Muni/DPT:
> [Typed in by hand without much time for proof-reading; when will they
> get out of the dark eages and provide this information electronically?]
>
> Muni and DPT letterhead
>
> Dear Neighbor,
>
> We are writing to inform you of a proposal to reconfigure a portaiton
> of downtown Third Street to create a northbound transit-only lane from
> Folsom Street to Market Street. The transit lane would reduce delays
> on Lines 15-Third Street, 30-Stockton, 45-Union/Stockton, and the 9X,
> 9AX, 9BX and 81X expresses, which carry a total of over 80,000
> passengers per day, and would also be used by buses serving Pacific
> Bell Park.
That's good news. The 30-Stockton is a very, very slow line (I seem to
recall Johnny Stein said it's the slowest line in the city). Now if we
can find a way to expedite it north of Market, too.
I imagine some neighbors will squawk about losing 23 parking spaces in a
high-growth neighborhood, so if we want to see this (and other changes
like it) happen, it will be important to write/call DPT and, better yet,
attend the hearing.
-- Daniel