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> You can't have a city without gas stations Manhattan has ~1 gas station per 42,000 residents, and it seems to be doing just fine. Back of the envelop calcula
by electricslpnsld 8y ago
> You can't have a city without gas stations
Manhattan has ~1 gas station per 42,000 residents, and it seems to be doing just fine. Back of the envelop calculation puts the San Francisco ratio to ~1 gas station per 43,000 residents, so it is about on par with other dense areas of the US.
- schoen 8y agoI just searched a few times on Google Maps in different neighborhoods and I think I found about 50 gas stations, which didn't feel like a complete list to me. Especially along Van Ness and Lombard (signed as US-101), 19th Avenue (signed as CA-1), and exits from the 101 and 280, they are fairly numerous. Google Maps found more than 20 in the southeastern neighborhoods alone! I don't mean to argue from anecdotes, but I've never known anyone who lives in San Francisco and owns a car to complain that gas stations are particularly rare or hard to find or access here. (They may often complain about parking, but not as much about gas stations.)
- propman 8y agoManhattan has a very robust public transportation system though. It's easier to get around the city and to friends, attractions and jobs without a car. San Francisco, definitely not the case. A lot of people live there but work in Palo Alto or Sunnyvale
- InitialLastName 8y agoRight, but the assertion was "You can't have a city without gas stations, they're just as essential as housing", which is a very, shall we say, suburban view of things.
- DrScump 8y agoManhattan has ~1 gas station per 42,000 residents Don't city buses and the major cab fleets have their own private fuel distribution? They represent a huge percentage of passenger-miles.
- volkl48 8y agoI can tell you that NYC cabs do not seem to, as they're often lined up 5+ cabs deep at the pumps at the remaining stations in Manhattan. The buses certainly do.