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 | The Central Subway is an extension of the Muni Metro light rail system in San Francisco, California from the Caltrain commuter rail depot at 4th and King streets to Chinatown. The subway is the second phase of the Third Street Light Rail Project. Still in its planning stages, the Central Subway is currently scheduled for completion by 2016. Image File history File links Current_event_marker. ...
A taxi serving as a bus Public transport comprises all transport systems in which the passengers do not travel in their own vehicles. ...
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Muni Metro is a mass transit system operated in the City and County of San Francisco by the San Francisco Municipal Railway, managed by the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. ...
Nickname: Location of the City and County of San Francisco, California Coordinates: , Country United States of America State California City-County San Francisco Founded 1776 Government - Mayor Gavin Newsom Area - City 47 sq mi (122 km²) - Land 46. ...
Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area Ranked 3rd - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²) - Width 250 miles (400 km) - Length 770 miles (1,240 km) - % water 4. ...
Caltrain is a commuter rail line on the San Francisco Peninsula and the Santa Clara Valley in the United States. ...
An intersection of Chinatown in San Francisco. ...
A rapid transit, underground, subway, tube, elevated, or metro(politan) system is a railway—usually in an urban area—with a high capacity and frequency of service, and grade separation from other traffic. ...
The Third Street Light Rail Project is a project to extend Muni Metro lines in San Francisco, California. ...
The route
In 2004, planners adopted an alignment promoted by Rescue Muni, a watchdog group. The revised routing will have trains enter and exit the tunnel via a joint portal on Fourth Street under Interstate 80 (under an earlier plan, the line would have been split into Third and Fourth segments). The route will then continue under Fourth Street through the South of Market district to a station at the Moscone Convention Center, then to Market Street, where it will connect to Muni Metro and BART at the Union Square/Powell Station, and ending in Chinatown on Stockton Street. The new alignment will eliminate sharp turns, avoiding delays and supposedly save Muni more than $100 million. Rescue Muni was founded in 1996 by San Francisco transit riders seeking to improve the reliability, service, and safety of the San Francisco Municipal Railway (Muni). ...
Interstate 80 (abbreviated I-80) is the second-longest Interstate Highway in the United States. ...
SoMa (South of Market) is a neighborhood in San Francisco, California. ...
A westbound BART train with aerodynamic design A car in downtown San Francisco. ...
The Central Subway's current status is obtaining comments on the Supplemental EIS/EIR for the Fourth Street alignment.
New underground stations will be built at the Moscone Center near Fourth and Folsom streets in SOMA, Stockton and O'Farrell streets near Union Square (connected to the Market Street subway at Powell Street Station by a pedestrian passage), and in Chinatown at Stockton and Clay streets. Colored flags flying high outside the Moscone Convention Center The Moscone Center is San Francisco, Californias largest convention center and exhibition hall. ...
Union Square is the central shopping, hotel and theater district in San Francisco. ...
Muni Other service F Market Powell/Hyde Cable Car Line Powell/Mason Cable Car Line Platforms Island (second level - Muni, third level - BART) Other information Opened November 3, 1973 (BART) November 1982 (Muni) Accessible Powell Street Station is a Muni Metro and Bay Area Rapid Transit station near the intersection...
In the future plans the line could be extended further north to North Beach and Fisherman's Wharf. A Muni Metro line may eventually be built along the Geary Boulevard corridor, and if so, it might connect to the Central Subway near Union Square. This does not cite any references or sources. ...
Fishermans Wharf sign Fishermans Wharf is a neighborhood in San Francisco, California, U.S. Roughly speaking it encompasses the northern waterfront area of San Francisco from Ghirardelli Square or Van Ness Street east to Pier 35 or Kearney Street. ...
Muni Metro is a mass transit system operated in the City and County of San Francisco by the San Francisco Municipal Railway, managed by the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. ...
Cost Due to the capital cost ($1.4 billion for the 1.7 mile light rail line), the Central Subway project has come under criticism from transit activists for what they consider to be poor cost-effectiveness[citation needed]. In particular, they note: - Muni's own estimates ([1]) show that the project would generate no more than 4,600 new trips over existing bus service.
- Muni would have to spend an additional $4 million/year in local operating subsidies (over existing bus service) to run the new rail line.
External links - Overview from Muni
- Subwaylaid by Matt Smith, SF Weekly, December 10, 2003 - describes the convoluted subway alignment.
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