Geary Bus Rapid Transit Needs You!
Rescue Muni is a long-time advocate for Bus Rapid Transit on Geary Boulevard, built in a rail-ready design so it can later be upgraded to light rail. (See this Chronicle editorial in favor.) Next month, this important project will come before the San Francisco County Transportation Authority board (aka the Board of Supervisors) for an important vote on its feasibility report, which is necessary for the project to undergo environmental review.
We need YOUR help to sign up supporters among 38 geary riders! Rescue Muni is participating in an effort to sign up supporters among regular Geary commuters this Thursday, April 19, at 4:30 pm. Friday, April 20, at 5:30 pm To participate, sign up at Go Geary and RSVP to Dave Snyder at SPUR who is leading this effort.
Also, we will soon be signing up merchants in the area who support the project. (See Go Geary’s excellent flier (pdf) about the benefits of this project to merchants and riders alike.) To participate in this effort please comment below. Thanks!
what are the benefits of rail as opposed to bus? I am sure there is something, cause many places use them, but I never really got it. For me, it seems a noisy and more limited way to set up a bus line…
Rail has much higher capacity, offers a smoother ride, and is (generally) faster – but costs vastly more to build, hence the BRT concept for Geary and also Van Ness as an interim step.
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