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San Francisco
History of Transportation
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
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
Existing Transportation
       Systems
 SAN FRANCISCO, CA
MUNI   BART
MUNI
 - Network:
 Bus lines
 Trolley buslines
 Light rails
 Cable cars
 Heritage car line

 -Operates 365
days
 - Special service
 - 7th largest TS
MUNI METRO
TROLLEY BUS
CABLE CAR SYSTEM
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BART
- Heavy rail Transit
- SUbway

-Operates 5 lines
 (44 stations)

 - Connecting
services

- Hosts car sharing
BART RAILWAY
HOW IS SAN FRANCISCO
 CONNECTED TO OTHER
BAY AREA COMMUNITIES?
 FERRY
RAILWAY
   BRT
  MRT
AIRWAYS
- Angel Island/   FERRY
Tiburon Ferry

- Blue & Gold

- Golden Gate

- SF bay

- Horn Blower
Alcatraz
Current Land use
Is it diverse?
 Definitely:

Every
residential
zone is
within one
mile of
commercial
zones
Fully 60
different
zone
designations
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."
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
Special Use
Districts
San Francisco
Transportation goals
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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.
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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
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
Questions?

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  • 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
  • 5. Existing Transportation Systems SAN FRANCISCO, CA
  • 6. MUNI BART
  • 7. MUNI - Network: Bus lines Trolley buslines Light rails Cable cars Heritage car line -Operates 365 days - Special service - 7th largest TS
  • 12. BART - Heavy rail Transit - SUbway -Operates 5 lines (44 stations) - Connecting services - Hosts car sharing
  • 14. HOW IS SAN FRANCISCO CONNECTED TO OTHER BAY AREA COMMUNITIES? FERRY RAILWAY BRT MRT AIRWAYS
  • 15. - Angel Island/ FERRY Tiburon Ferry - Blue & Gold - Golden Gate - SF bay - Horn Blower Alcatraz
  • 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