The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency board has voted to implement an 18-month trial that bans almost all private automobiles on lower Powell Street, from Ellis to Geary. That two block stretch has been extra-jammed with cars in the past few years, a consequence of increased population and tourism and the closure of parallel Stockton Street for the construction of the Central Subway.
Streetcars and Cable Cars
Happy 87th Birthday, N-Judah!
K is for Kenosha
Better Cable Car Safety
With the strong support of Market Street Railway, Muni’s parent SFMTA is proposing an 18-month test that would remove everything but cable cars (and pedestrians) from lower Powell Street, specifically the two blocks between Ellis and Geary.
E-line Kickoff; Boat Tram Debuts
New Boat at E-line Ceremony July 31
Driver Takes Stupid Pills
[caption id="attachment_7791" align="alignleft" width="640"] Kendall Willets photo via SFist.[/caption]
E-line Opening Now August 1
[caption id="attachment_7727" align="alignleft" width="700"] PCC Streetcar No. 1006, training on the E-line June 30, 2015, joins the light rail tracks that emerge from the Market Street Subway at Folsom Street.[/caption]
Training for E-line Under Way
[caption id="attachment_7721" align="alignleft" width="700"] Vintage 1948 double-end PCC streetcars Nos. 1006 (left) and 1011 pass just south of the Ferry Building during E-line training, July 1, 2015[/caption]
Ride the Boat July 19 All the Way Out the J
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