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There’s a little more information at https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Market-Street-makeover-safe-bike-lanes-and-no-14499546.php https://www.sfchroni
by nrp 7y ago
There’s a little more information at https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Market-Street-makeover-safe-bike-lanes-and-no-14499546.php https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Market-Street-ma...
The $600m includes upgrades of sewers and utilities so it’s likely all of Market street is getting dug up some way down. $600m still seems like a lot for that, but it is more than repaving.
- bluGill 7y agoIf there are going to dig it up anyway they should dig in a subway while they are at it.
- nrp 7y agoConveniently, there are two running right under Market St! Muni Metro, and then BART below that. I assume some aspect of that also drives up the cost.
- bluGill 7y agoI have to admit my ignorance of SF, my comment is a more general comment that city planners should be considering opportunities to share costs more. For that matter, if they have a subway, why dig up streets now - shouldn't the subway tunnels been made a little wider so the pipes are maintainable without digging? (this is a complex question - obviously a bigger tunnel costs more than a smaller one.