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Re:The spine of San Francisco is now car-free by zip1234 on Thursday January 30, 2020 @10:35AM (#22192050)
Fast buses are difficult if they are stuck in car traffic. Remove the cars and the bus can move much faster. If the bus moves faster and can more accurately predict a schedule, more people may use it, which allows more frequent runs, and so on.
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Re:The spine of San Francisco is now car-free by BurningFrog on Thursday January 30, 2020 @10:52AM (#22192229)
It took SF over 20 years to get started on one fast bus line on Geary. It's still not done.

https://thefrisc.com/the-ballad-of-geary-brt-b70ac45d0a4e

Functioning major cities build subways, a much bigger undertaking.

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Re:The spine of San Francisco is now car-free by komali2 on Thursday January 30, 2020 @11:10AM (#22192426)
I think buses is all we can handle in SF considering the Chinatown subway station debacle.

Our roads are fairly wide for a city, I think busses are ok. They're way cheaper too.

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Re:The spine of San Francisco is now car-free by BurningFrog on Thursday January 30, 2020 @08:09PM (#22197966)
I guess we'll see by 2040 :)
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Re:The spine of San Francisco is now car-free by wtvanhest on Thursday January 30, 2020 @01:32PM (#22193879)
Buses also need to be safe in SF. If its just me riding, I sometimes will grab one rather than driving. If I am going somewhere with my son, I typically just use the car.
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