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There is already a line that runs on Irving/Judah - it's the N line. Goes from Van Ness through Cole Valley and then tracks through UCSF and the sunset. Switche
by abakker 10y ago
There is already a line that runs on Irving/Judah - it's the N line. Goes from Van Ness through Cole Valley and then tracks through UCSF and the sunset. Switches from Irving to Judah on 9th ave.
- jdavis703 10y agoBut it's not a subway, it gets stuck with the cars. It's basically a glorified bus line.
- 1024core 10y agoThey should dig and bury the N line. And then put stops every, say, 6-8 blocks instead of the current 2-3.
- mcpherrinm 10y agoThat'll be a huge amount of capital. The sunset is not very dense, so surface-level transit could work fine. The real trick is keeping cars out of the way of the N, via dedicated right-of-way and transit signal priority.
- Nav_Panel 10y agoWhat about an elevated line? Less initial capital but similar benefits to an underground line, though I doubt it'd fly in the current political environment.
- sfaf 10y agoDid you hear about residents protesting that a 100% affordable housing projected blocked their view? Some San Franciscans have an entitled view that their basic rights include the right to have a nice view from their house (to the detriment of any other social issue).
- Ankaios 10y agoSeems like if they wanted to assure themselves of a permanently-good view, they shoulhd have bought up all the air rights between their windows and the ocean.
- 1024core 10y agoDig-and-cover type projects aren't as expensive as pure tunneling. Judah is ideal for it: wide and straight.
- ng12 10y agoThe N isn't that bad. I used to live near UCSF and would take it out to the beach on nice days. Now the Green Line in Boston -- that's a glorified bus line.
- dekhn 10y agoThe N line is the most dysfunctional and crowded lines. I used to depend on it, and it was terrible- you can count on it not showing for 45 minutes (outbound @ parnassus) and then stop/turn around at 19th or 37th without another train for 45 minutes. And, as mentioned, it gets horribly slowed by traffic in the busy corridors. The point of this line would be serve the park and Richmond and Sunset, without the delays of the Irving line.