- Fun thread with stories around Sister Act and the slumification of Noe Valley [@peterhartlaub]
- “[The J Church] isn't my favorite, because I like getting to work on time,” says Jeffrey Tumlin, SFMTA’s new transit director (plus some other gems) [@JanPaul123]
- SFMTA wants to speed up the J Church line (hallelujah) [The Bay Area Reporter]
- Noe Valley has one of the most expensive zip codes in the country [@SFGate]
- Noe Valley is also the #2 worst place to invest in real estate right now [Business Insider]
- Your pet armadillo can't poop in the Noe Valley streets [@gnusosa]
- Noe Valley Wine Walk returns Dec. 7 [idkevents]
Re: Speeding up the J
ReplyDeleteAs a decades long rider of the J I can say that without a doubt, the way to speed up the J is to put it underground - at least to San Jose and Randall (from Embarcadero). Since that is never going to happen it seems the time has finally come for the little fixes, some of which were proposed years ago as part of Muni's TEP project (signal trippers at traffic signals among others). There are about a half dozen switches where the J slows to a crawl (why?) and separate handicapped stops mainly used now by people with strollers that can slow down the ride. Ultimately I believe that the little fixes + the reliability of the Market St subway and fully staffing the line with drivers and streetcars will make the J ride (a little bit) faster.