RAIL PASSENGER ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA
824 Winslow St-214 Redwood City, CA 94063 (650) 368-7112
http://www.trainweb.com/railpac/
MUNI METRO SERVICE TO GOLDEN GATE PARK
The Rail Passenger Association of California (RailPAC) is a statewide
membership organization with more than 1,700 members working for the
expansion
and improvement of both light and heavy rail passenger service in
California
and Nevada.
RailPAC supports efforts by the nonprofit Market Street Railway and SAVE
Muni
organizations to extend Muni Historic Streetcar service to Golden Gate
Park as
part of a new Muni Metro line (G-line).
As proposed service would follow the present F-line route on Market St
from
Embarcadero to Duboce St. where it would join the N-line. From there
the G-
line would follow the N-line route to 9th and Irving St. where it would
turn
north and enter the park crossing Lincoln Blvd and run to the area of the
Museums and Band Concourse.
Planning and construction would take between 2 and 3 years from the time a
final decision was made while the cost would be about $25 million.
Currently less than half of the historic streetcars are used even during
rush
hour. There are currently enough streetcars to double the service.
It would take approximately 25-35 minutes for a streetcar to run from
lower
Market St to the Golden Gate Park concourse.
Based on the tremendous use of the Park and the popularity of the F-line,
success of this new line would be assured. Infrastructure cost of the
G-line
would be 1/3 that of a parking garage in the Park. The difference would
save
taxpayers about $30 million.
Also, the N-Judah line is currently very over crowded. The G-line would
help
reduce crowding by providing additional service to the Sunset.
Besides providing regular transit service to city residents, the new
G-line
would serve tourist wishing to go to the park to enjoy its facilities and
attractions.
Andrew Sullivan
s u l l i . o r g andrew@sulli.org - www.sulli.org
1668 Grove, SF CA 94117 - 415 673 0626