I am daniella kirschbaum. They came before a joint committee of the board of supervisors and they spoke to them in favor of a trolley line that would run along pacific up to the top of the notoriously steep divisadero street hill and according to the article, these citizens said, they were tired of walking, having been without streetcar accommodations since the fire. And believed that they should be given relief. So their permit was granted, but of course, with the 3 jackson, that trolley line along pacific, that trolley line did not last and of course in the 1950s, with the elimination of the cable car, the california line was stopped at van ness. And in 1982 the 55 sacramento line was eliminated and we have had the elimination of or partial elimination of 83 pacific and there was the old forest sutter. So without the 3 jackson, im afraid there will be no service to downtown San Francisco between california street and union streets. So i have made the offer in the past to some of the
Supervisor of the board of supervisors has commented. You are hearing a lot of discontent. In the larger context, think of this which means and ask if there is any ballot issue regarding funding for muni as has been proposed by the bias group that composed the mayors Transportation Task force . The constituencies that are most transit dependent are not represented on that. That group is proposing ballot funding. You are incurring a reservoir of distrust and illwill by going ahead with eliminating stops. Muni hasnt looked at the costs of when i have to hustle to get another block, if i get injured by a car, if i fall, what is that cost . There has only been following the dictates of others who are ablebodied. Thank you. Next speaker. [ reading speakers names ] good afternoon. Good afternoon. My name is linda kahn. I have lived about a block from no. 3 jackson since the late 70s and i have ridding it daily for that time. It minimizes traffic and eliminates the need for parking and has th
There are 2500 students and 2,000 workers who rely on 3 jackson and i want to close just by saying for example, there is an abigail gould, who commutes from the east bay via bart, transfers to the 3 jackson five days a week. There is also a Patricia Monticello thank you. [ reading speakers names ] good afternoon. Good afternoon. Im barbara bocce. If the no. 3 jackson is eliminated it will have a major impact on our community. When we heard about it, we said what do we do . The muni said take a crosstown bus and then transfer. Well, that is fine, but its going to increase the average riding time by over 50 and it makes it a little unreliable getting to bart or getting to your job on time and people mentioned this is a very hilly area. No count was taken of the topography. So if you have elderly and disabled people and young students, can they walk a quarter of a mile to these bus stops . It will be very difficult, especially when its raining and windy and its not really safe to be stand
Very simple put there are elements of the transit effectiveness project that need to be reevaluated before implementation. There are two elements that many believe are flawed. Getting from point a to point b is the supposed time savings for the individual transit rider or for the muni vehicle . At appears that the proposal are for the vehicle to get to point a to point b at the sacrifice of the passenger to get from starting point a to their final destination point b. Elimination of stops. This means that the individual rider will have to walk a greater destination and the time it takes to walk from the discontinued stop this does not help the individual getting from point a to point b and this certainly hinders the elderly, the disabled and parents with small children by eliminating stops. One of the best features of muni it has convenient stops for its ridership, but yet, that seems to be in jeopardy. Please note it will still take the same amount of time for a passenger to board and
For the individual transit rider or for the muni vehicle . At appears that the proposal are for the vehicle to get to point a to point b at the sacrifice of the passenger to get from starting point a to their final destination point b. Elimination of stops. This means that the individual rider will have to walk a greater destination and the time it takes to walk from the discontinued stop this does not help the individual getting from point a to point b and this certainly hinders the elderly, the disabled and parents with small children by eliminating stops. One of the best features of muni it has convenient stops for its ridership, but yet, that seems to be in jeopardy. Please note it will still take the same amount of time for a passenger to board and disembark a vehicle whether its at one stop or another. So its not a major savings by eliminating stops. The other element, stoping to pick up passengers and blocking lanes. Every time a bus stops it blocks a traffic lane and that will