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by pdx6 9y ago
In Brown we trust, along with Scott Wiener; these are the only two politicians doing anything to address housing prices. In San Francisco, the Mayor's Office of Housing (SFMOH) has created a complicated program of silent second liens t
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by pdx6 9y ago
TIL, sounds like a good system. Voting is not only selecting a leader or measure, but it also needs to be validated so that the people believe that the citizenry collectively made the decision. Observers, audit trails, multi-party sign off,
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by pdx6 9y ago
Fare boxes don’t vend change because it is another moving part that can break. Waiting for change creates dwell time multiplied by cash boarding. Agencies can buy fare boxes that give change but this only makes sense on lower ridership syst
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by pdx6 9y ago
The Oyster card in London is the only way to pay. Pay stations can vend cards, but they need to be distributed more for this to work with Clipper.
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by pdx6 9y ago
The cost is indexed, so the price really hasn’t changed. Don’t forget that there is a flat rate pass, and most 50+ person companies offer the passes pre-tax. In addition, TNC pricing doesn’t have federally mandated discounts for seniors, di
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by pdx6 9y ago
Clipper has a faster transaction time than a credit card, and the system also needs to support offline transactions. The fee on Clipper is lower too, .03 per tap to Cubic.
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by pdx6 10y ago
My name is Mark Ballew, and I am the chair of the SFMTA Operations and Customer Service Committee (OCSC). I spoke to Heath Maddox at length at the last committee meeting [1]. No one from the public, Spin, or Bluegogo attended, but it is a p
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by pdx6 10y ago
Also consider that, since this was an emergency fix that applied to vehicles, every single one of the 600+ fleet has to be retrofitted. That's a massive amount of rush labor and gear.
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by pdx6 10y ago
I have spoken to SFMTA staff about this as well. There are a few more details, mostly that this whole problem started when the agency tried to save $1M in their IT budget. This is what happens when an org focuses on giving away free rides i
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by pdx6 10y ago
SF is working on installing speed cams, but it has to pass Sacto first. I spoke to the staff at the SFMTA and they are working with the ACLU and EFF, among other rights advocacy groups, to establish a fair traffic cam law for SF.
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by pdx6 10y ago
My understanding is that the SFMTA has contractors on call to fix this. The machines are probably contracted out to a third party. I'll get to find out soon enough for sure!
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by pdx6 10y ago
The response is only slow from my side because this is a public meeting that has notification requirements. I have to set agendas about a month in advance and allow time for staff to create a presentation. Internally, the SFMTA staff will d
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by pdx6 10y ago
I think this is a good idea, but there isn't much in the way of API access or documentation for SFMTA systems. Beyond Nextbus, there is no API to poll for data. Nearly everything requires a request for information or Sunshine request,
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by pdx6 10y ago
I am on the Citizen's Advisory Council for the SFMTA. I also happen to be specialize in computer security! I have asked SFMTA staff to have this item put on a committee agenda so we can get a full post mortem of what happened. It will
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by pdx6 10y ago
Send the AWS alarms to opsgenie or pager duty and they will nag you based on a single event, including escalations.
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by pdx6 10y ago
You seem to be getting down-voted, but autonomous public transportation is a good thought exercise, and yes it already exists on (small) rubber tire fleets. There are some unresolved problems here, such as where do all the SDCs go when empt
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by pdx6 10y ago
Congestion pricing still on the table, the problem is that San Mateo county wants a cut since they are not as landlocked as SF and would lose out on 101/280 drivers hitting local roads.
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by pdx6 10y ago
Great article, surprised I missed that one from Hoodline. HANC is still around actively blocks housing projects in the Haight. For example, the Whole Foods on Stanyan and Haight was to be mixed use, but HANC (lead by Calvin Welsh) fought to
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by pdx6 10y ago
Scott is the supervisor in my district and has been responsive to my citizen requests (broken benches, crime, etc). I support him for Senate. As indicated earlier, Kim is not pro-transit. I have tried to collaborate with her on transportati
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by pdx6 10y ago
There is no accounting issue. I review the SFMTA budget before it is approved by the mayor and board of supervisors every 2 years. In it, there are line items to fund the free Muni for Youth and low income seniors out of the SFMTA budget (i
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by pdx6 10y ago
In general, there are community meetings that happen on weekends and after work hours. City staff show up to these after their workday. These events, in general, are weak politically to voice opinions. Showing up to daytime meetings is very
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by pdx6 10y ago
There are a few: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metro_Streetcar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenosha_Electric_Streetcar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SEPTA https:/&#x2F
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by pdx6 10y ago
There is only one BART measure on the ballot, County measure RR. SF Ballot measures are J and K and only apply to the SFMTA (in terms of the transportation portions). See http://www.sfcta.org/revenue-measure In my opinion,
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by pdx6 10y ago
This idea is beyond my expertise, but I will say that SF gets a lot of money from the feds already for transportation projects. Applications are driven by SFMTA staff, and they have a lot of success (such as small starts grants) because the
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by pdx6 10y ago
I was referring to Philo Farnsworth's work in 1927: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philo_Farnsworth
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by pdx6 10y ago
No argument -- you could post articles all day like this. Things that other cities copy: Our classic street car system. Our bicycle network. Our fire suppression network. Our seawall system. Our water treatment system. How to get startups l
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by pdx6 10y ago
Fair question. RescueMuni Board - 2005 - Now SFMTA Citizen's Advisory Council - 2011 - Now (Appointment: Mayor Lee) SFMTA Customer Service and Operations Committee Chair - 2012 - Now Those are orgs I am active in. From time to time I p
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by pdx6 10y ago
We need to change how people think. The crux of the problem is that SF's voters still think they live in a sleepy town in Kansas when in reality many other cities look up to it as an example, "What is San Francisco doing? Let&#x27
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by pdx6 10y ago
I've been involved in San Francisco transit planning in various capacities for 11 years now. I'm here to tell you, in my opinion, these plans will never happen for our generation. San Francisco suffers from too many small town sel
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by pdx6 10y ago
The city hasn't been doing a great job of dropping in fiber either. Maybe in SoMA, but up here in the hills I had my street repaved and there was no plans to put in fiber or upgrade sewer while it was being dug up (I checked with DPW).

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