3. Pre-1906
~1852: Omnibus
Horse-drawn passenger cars
~1873: Cable Cars
First were in San Francisco
Moving cable under street
~Street Cars
Overhead electric wire vs.
ground cable
No need to have 'grip man'
~Ferries
Ran across Bay to Oakland,
Continental Rail
4. Post-1906
~Earthquake of 1906
Reconstruction becomes large
scale development
~Highway construction
Bay Bridge, Golden Gate Bridge,
Bayshore Hwy
~Freeway revolt
From 1960 to 1989
Protest of 1948, 1955 Trafficways
plans
~"Transit First" Policy
Priority to public transit funding
~Automobile presence
17. Is it diverse?
Definitely:
Every
residential
zone is
within one
mile of
commercial
zones
Fully 60
different
zone
designations
18. Zoning
Districts
RC-4 Districs
"These districts encourage
a combination of high-
density dwellings, with
compatible commercial
uses on the ground floor to
protect and enhance
neighborhoods with mixed
use character."
Chinatown
"...Stockton Street is
intended to remain
principally in its present
character... compatible
with [the] existing small-
scale mixed-use character
of the area."
19. Preservation
Districts
Historic Districts Telegraph Hill
Similar to the National
Northeast Waterfront
Register of Historic Places;
they are "areas of multiple
historic resources that are
contextually united"
Conservation Districts
conservation districts "seek
to designate and protect
buildings based on Kearney-Market
architectural quality and -Mason-Sutter
contribution to the
character of Downtown"
South End
24. Central Subway
PROJECT GOALS
• Extend the north-south corridor of MUNI's Metro
System
• Provide shorter travel times for passengers
• Relieve congestion on the Stockton Street corridor
• Provide connectivity to a future Geary line.
26. Electrification of the Caltrain
PROJECT GOALS
• allowing for faster, more frequent
service
• quieter trains Postponed due to high-speed rail project.
• cleaner environment
• reduced operating costs
27. High-Speed Rail
• Connecting the major population centers of
Sacramento, the San Francisco Bay Area, the
Central Valley, Los Angeles, the Inland Empire
(Riverside County), Orange County, and San
Diego.
• Speeds of up to 220 mph
• The San Francisco to Los Angeles section is
proposed to be completed by 2030