http://lastmuni.com/blog San Francisco Metro Transportation Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:00:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en   $2.4M for accident cams? "Under the plan, DriveCam Inc. would install the equipment for $2 million and then monitor and analyze the videos for $400,000 a year. Although Muni faces a $129 million deficit in the next fiscal year, officials hope the system ultimately would save money by reducing accidents." I understand ... http://lastmuni.com/blog/2009/04/16/dispite-being-129m-in-the-hole-24m-for-cameras/   Note that all of the daily run reports that I post are available to the public in pdf format on SFMTA's website. http://lastmuni.com/blog/2009/04/14/a-note-on-daily-run-reports/ AM missed runs: 1x38 4x9X 4x14 2x10 1x2 1x16X 1x30X 1x44 1x6 2x24 1x22 2x30 2x41 2x49 2xM Note that the most runs missed come from the Potrero Division. PM missed runs: 5x9X 2x14L 2x38 1x19 1x10 1x108 1x18 1x26 1x29 1x30X 1x36 1x37 3x48 1x53 ... http://lastmuni.com/blog/2009/04/14/missing-runs-for-april-13th/ For April 12th PM, the Potrero had 18 out of 39 missing runs: 6 x 14 1 x 49 5 x 22 5 x 30 April 13th AM, the Potrero branch was missing 7 runs out of 18 missed runs. http://lastmuni.com/blog/2009/04/13/april-12th-and-13ths-missing-runs/ The following Muni runs were missing for April 10th, 2009 3 x 14L 4 x 14 5 x 49 Note that historically most missing runs are on the 14 line, Mission Street's busiest Muni route. http://lastmuni.com/blog/2009/04/12/april-10ths-missing-runs/   Service cuts are coming to Muni, and don't let them catch you by surprise. The MTA is having a series of meetings to discuss the issue, and if the attendance over 100 people is any indication, people are interested in finding a solution to this problem. Transit is at the heart ... http://lastmuni.com/blog/2009/04/09/looming-mta-service-cuts/ While I was at Church and Duboce today around 6PM, 7 22/outbound diesel coaches passed me within about 2 minutes. Where are the street supervisors? What happened that required the diesel coaches to be ran? Of course, the last 5 22's were completely empty. http://lastmuni.com/blog/2008/07/06/the-22-was-busted-tody/ There’s been a lot of talk lately in the US about congestion pricing. What is congestion pricing? It is basically a toll for taking your auto into an urban area. The program is quite successful in many large cities in Europe, and is the first step reducing pollution and breaking ... http://lastmuni.com/blog/2007/07/17/congestion-pricing-fails-in-nyc/ Don't expect to see two-car trains on Muni's new T line. It isn't equipped to ADA standards, nor does the Union allow it. Art Curtis writes in the RescueMuni list: 3. MOU WITH THE TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION: This MOU, in effect through 30 June 2008, DOES NOT ALLOW the operation of two-car ... http://lastmuni.com/blog/2007/04/11/two-car-trains-on-the-t/ The San Francisco Public Utilities commission is working on a program that would have Muni's fleet of polluting diesel vehicles run on environmentally friendly grease from the city's 2600 restaurants. As part of a $1.3m program, the PUC plans to buy a couple of vehicles, higher some staff, and go ... http://lastmuni.com/blog/2007/04/04/would-you-like-fries-with-that-bus-pass/