NextMuni, otherwise known as NextBus, now has all of the electric line arrival times listed, complete with real time map! Now I can find that pesky 31 on Market street without having to wait a half hour.
Remember that you can also use your cell phone, if it has internet access, to view arrival times using the same URL; they support the small screens on phones.
Diesel lines coming in the fall. Stay tuned!
Transit ridership in the US is on the move upward, the highest since World War II: 10.1 billion trips, up 2.9% from 2005 to 2006.
The death spiral that is Muni ridership declined 1.7%. Can Newsom fix it one route at a time?
Bay area top three systems, 2005 over 2006 ridership change:
- Muni: 649000 riders/day, -1.7%
- BART: 352000 riders/day, +4.4%
- Caltrain: 33000 riders/day, +6.5%
The winner here is again Caltrain, proving if you expand service, people will ride.
High Speed Rail in the Golden State
It’s time California got on board with High Speed Rail. HSR would have a terminal in the rebuilt Transpay Terminal downtown near second street, and would offer an underground station to transfer to the Muni Metro. The longer we wait, the more it costs, and the more traffic we’ll have.
Please pass this link along.