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I think it makes a lot more sense for the Geary line to terminate in GG Park or somewhere in the inner Richmond. The density in the area around Ocean Beach does
by capkutay 10y ago
I think it makes a lot more sense for the Geary line to terminate in GG Park or somewhere in the inner Richmond. The density in the area around Ocean Beach does not justify a 3 mile extension from inner Richmond to the beach. A 1 mile subway line from Chinatown to the Marina would serve almost the same amount of people.
- abritinthebay 10y agoThis is why you build for the future - not the present.
- capkutay 10y agoThen build a subway to Hunters Point it that's your logic. Ocean Beach is entrenched in hard line Nimbyism and any sort of high density vision for the area is nothing short of a pipe dream. Paying billions for a subway all the way to ocean beach is very low priority based on where jobs and housing are being built.
- abritinthebay 10y agoI hate to meme.. but... why not both?
- dekhn 10y agointerestingly, the N always filled up completely within a few blocks of Ocean Beach (inbound). There is a huge demand for ridership there that is being underserved. I know they put in some improvements (back when I rode it, the biggest improvement was when they had "watchers" who made sure the drivers didn't spend half an hour in the bathroom before starting their return drive.
- aetherson 10y agoHN has a completely crazy idea of SF density. http://www.sfindicatorproject.org/indicators/view/183 http://www.sfindicatorproject.org/indicators/view/183 There's a density map. The Geary corridor is quite dense, certainly as dense as any area not already well served by BART.