Tuesday, October 5, 2021
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Breaking #FoxNews Alert : FEELING LUCKY? Monday’s $685M Powerball numbers drawn
Breaking #FoxNews Alert : FEELING LUCKY? Monday’s $685M Powerball numbers drawn
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Monday, October 4, 2021
Breaking #FoxNews Alert : People in Del Rio sounding off on Biden's handling of migrant surge
Breaking #FoxNews Alert : People in Del Rio sounding off on Biden's handling of migrant surge
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Warriors Ticket Holders Ride for Free
By Stephen Chun
Calling all Warriors fans and Muni riders! As you know, an exciting preseason is underway, with the anticipated season opener scheduled to tip off in just a few weeks. As the Warriors look to a promising year with a committed staff and tenacious roster, it’s going to be an electrifying season for the six--time NBA Champs.
To catch these blue and (golden) yellow must-see games at 1 Warriors Way, consider taking Muni for free! Your game ticket (electronic or physical) is your all-day Muni ticket. The ticket provides quick and free Muni for bus and light rail lines (but not cable cars), up until the end of the service day at 2 a.m. after the event. Just show your ticket to the Station Agent or board through any door on our coaches. Muni uses all-door boarding across our system, so fans can board through any door and arrive quickly to the game! For the Muni Metro stations, if the booth is not occupied, proceed through the gate nearest the Station Agent window; the gate will open automatically. Here are additional guidelines for your fast, reliable and frequent trips.
This transit accommodation which aims to boost (affordable) ridership to Chase Center, is provided by the Transit Bundling Program. Sponsored by Mayor London Breed and the Golden State Warriors, Warriors ticket holders receive free service on Muni all-day on game day. But wait! There’s more! Any ticket to a Chase Center event can also ride Muni all-day for free. It’s the same procedure and paid for by the Warriors. Thanks, Dub Nation!
The Warriors chose Mission Bay as the site for the new arena back in 2019 largely because of its transit-rich location with easy access to Muni and regional connections such as BART, Caltrain and Ferry services. Walking, biking or scooting are also additional modes of transportation.
As a reminder and to help stop the spread of COVID-19, federal law requires wearing a mask in Muni stations and while riding transit. Additionally, some Muni routes have been modified as a result of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, the city’s emergency order and ongoing resource constraints. For details on Muni’s current routes and service, visit individual route webpages or the Muni Core Service Plan. We’ll see you at Chase Center. Go Warriors! Go Muni!
Muni Service to Chase Center:
KT: K Ingleside-T Third Street - service to / from downtown San Francisco and Embarcadero BART Station. The stop is located on 3rd Street.
78X 16th Street Arena Express – service to / from 16th St Mission BART to Chase Center before and after the event. This shuttle stop is located on 3rd St near Illinois
22 Fillmore - serves as a connection to 16th St Mission BART. Exit 3rd St & Warriors Way. This stop is located on 3rd and Gene Friend Way.
15 Bayview Hunters Point Express - serves as a connection to Montgomery St BART. Exit 3rd St & Warriors Way.
Published October 04, 2021 at 09:34PM
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J Church Pilot Eases Subway Congestion for Muni Metro
By Jonathan Streeter
In December 2020, the J Church returned as a surface-only route, much like its earliest predecessor, which opened in 1917. Although the J Church travelled as far as the Embarcadero for more than 100 years, establishing Duboce Avenue as the terminal for this route as a test case was the result of careful analysis undertaken to improve the line’s poor reliability. This routing also allows us to address crowding and delays in the Muni Metro subway that plagued the system for decades.
The J Church in 1926
Surface Route
The J Church has historically had the lowest ridership of any Muni Metro line. Keeping it as a surface-only route should improve the J Church’s reliability and frequency, increase Muni Metro subway performance and reduce crowding. In addition, to enable the pilot we provided temporary accessibility and pedestrian safety upgrades at an intersection that is on the city’s High-Injury Network -- those San Francisco streets that have the highest severe and fatal collisions.
In addition to delays, there are other drawbacks to having the J Church Line in the subway. Once in the subway, the J’s lower-capacity one-car trains are unable to ease crowding at peak hours. The shorter trains are necessary due to the limited length of platforms along portions of the surface route. When the J line did go in the subway, those trains used the Embarcadero switch back to turn around, which limited its availability for other trains. Additionally, J Church (and N Judah) trains heading into the tunnel at Duboce Avenue must cross the path of all outbound subway traffic, which can cause system-wide delays.
Performance
When we surveyed J Church customers in 2019, 63% said the wait for a train was too long. Nearly four out of five people (78%) said they would walk farther to a stop for more reliable service or a shorter trip overall, including 52% of people with disabilities and 58% of seniors.
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, poor reliability on the J Church meant that only about three out of four trains were showing up within five minutes of the expected time. Now, reliability has improved so that nearly nine out of 10 trains arrive without delay. Travel time on the J Church line’s surface route is less variable than the subway and didn’t change much during the pandemic. Avoiding subway congestion has eliminated the main source of unpredictable delays.
When transferring to the subway, customers at Church Station are seeing a high frequency of trains, minimizing the wait time for downtown destinations. At present the average wait time for an inbound train is two to three minutes. By comparison, the J Church frequently takes that amount of time simply to clear the Market Street intersection when heading northbound towards Duboce Avenue, and often took several minutes to enter the tunnel at Duboce.
Transfer Experience Improvements
To support the shortened route, we installed temporary ramps in August 2020 that enable J Church customers with mobility limitations to access the Church Street Station elevator at Market Street or the N Judah accessible ramps at Duboce Avenue. We also installed a new temporary transit stop just south of Market Street to create a more seamless transfer to the subway. Learn more about these transfer improvements and proposals for additional upgrades at the J Church Transfer Improvements webpage.
Temporary accessible ramp on Church Street south of Market Street
Next Steps
This pilot project, fully operational since December 2020, will be reviewed by the SFMTA Board of Directors in December 2021 as a part of our overall 2022 Muni Service Network plan. If approved, the J Church shortened route would remain in place in 2022, but the line could still be returned to the subway in the future as our service plan continues to evolve.
To sign up for updates and provide feedback visit our J Church Surface Route webpage.
Published October 04, 2021 at 09:41PM
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