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SF's cable car system and historic F trains both work fine as public transit. And people hate buses.

ghaff 4y ago
>SF's cable car system and historic F trains both work fine as public transit. SF's cable car system is quaint and fun and all that but it hardly works fine as public transit. There are often lines, it's $8/ride, and I think you may have to pre-pay at the popular end spots. Does any local take the cable car as day-to-day public transit?
- roughly 4y ago
  I used to live in north beach and used the cable car for transit a decent amount - the busses through Chinatown were so slow and often so crowded it was almost faster to walk, but the cable car I could usually just step on and then step off downtown.
- standardUser 4y ago
  Yes, people do, one line goes through a major population corridor and ends right in the center of the financial district. Thats't the east/west line. North/south line is more tourist-oriented.
- piperswe 4y ago
  Muni monthly passes include the cable car, and I would assume many intra-SF commuters would have one of these passes (I certainly did when I worked there)
legitster 4y ago
I've never heard anyone express this. Both only exist as tourist experiences. The cable car in particular is a bit of fancy - it can only carry a dozen-ish people, and requires tons of training and equipment. There's a reason it costs so much to ride such a small distance. Fun, but not a good model for modern public transit.
- standardUser 4y ago
  "Both only exist as tourist experiences." That's simply false. My point is that even shitty little streetcar systems like the ones in SF get used and are much preferable to cars and buses.
deepdriver 4y ago
The cable cars do not function as public transit. The long lines of tourists at the stations are notorious. Visible on Google Street View: https://www.google.com/maps/@37.8069998,-122.4212914,3a,75y,167.14h,79.3t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1sAF1QipPrktfxkKNq0fPQF_l60jFmbzr3iyKfSWexepiS!2e10!3e11!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipPrktfxkKNq0fPQF_l60jFmbzr3iyKfSWexepiS%3Dw203-h100-k-no-pi0-ya356.94485-ro-0-fo100!7i8704!8i4352 https://www.google.com/maps/@37.8069998,-122.4212914,3a,75y,...
- kfarr 4y ago
  True for Powell/Hyde street route, but the California line is a straight shot from the tendernob to financial district, plenty of regulars on that route going to work

>SF's cable car system and historic F trains both work fine as public transit. SF's cable car system is quaint and fun and all that but it hardly works fine as public transit. There are often lines, it's $8/ride, and I think you may have to pre-pay at the popular end spots. Does any local take the cable car as day-to-day public transit?

roughly 4y ago
I used to live in north beach and used the cable car for transit a decent amount - the busses through Chinatown were so slow and often so crowded it was almost faster to walk, but the cable car I could usually just step on and then step off downtown.
standardUser 4y ago
Yes, people do, one line goes through a major population corridor and ends right in the center of the financial district. Thats't the east/west line. North/south line is more tourist-oriented.
piperswe 4y ago
Muni monthly passes include the cable car, and I would assume many intra-SF commuters would have one of these passes (I certainly did when I worked there)

legitster 4y ago

I've never heard anyone express this. Both only exist as tourist experiences. The cable car in particular is a bit of fancy - it can only carry a dozen-ish people, and requires tons of training and equipment. There's a reason it costs so much to ride such a small distance. Fun, but not a good model for modern public transit.

standardUser 4y ago
"Both only exist as tourist experiences." That's simply false. My point is that even shitty little streetcar systems like the ones in SF get used and are much preferable to cars and buses.

deepdriver 4y ago

The cable cars do not function as public transit. The long lines of tourists at the stations are notorious. Visible on Google Street View: https://www.google.com/maps/@37.8069998,-122.4212914,3a,75y,167.14h,79.3t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1sAF1QipPrktfxkKNq0fPQF_l60jFmbzr3iyKfSWexepiS!2e10!3e11!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipPrktfxkKNq0fPQF_l60jFmbzr3iyKfSWexepiS%3Dw203-h100-k-no-pi0-ya356.94485-ro-0-fo100!7i8704!8i4352 https://www.google.com/maps/@37.8069998,-122.4212914,3a,75y,...

kfarr 4y ago
True for Powell/Hyde street route, but the California line is a straight shot from the tendernob to financial district, plenty of regulars on that route going to work