http://www.rescuemuni.org/2008/01/22/rerouted-m-line-in-parkmerced/ A transit riders' association for San Francisco Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:24:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 http://www.rescuemuni.org/2008/01/22/rerouted-m-line-in-parkmerced/#comment-650 Tim Wed, 23 Jan 2008 02:45:47 +0000 http://www.rescuemuni.org/2008/01/22/rerouted-m-line-in-parkmerced/#comment-650 I live in the vicinity of SFSU and Park Merced, so while I applaud anything that might be considered that would improve public transportation in this part of the city, I am also painfully aware that MUNI is apparently not up to the task of providing existing services here in any manner that is remotely acceptable. The M-Oceanview lightrail line and the 17-ParkMerced bus route for two, appear to be among the least well-run transit lines in the city. And that's just from my own 1.5 year experience here. Any route even remotely related to the West Portal "hub" appears to be tainted by lack of attention and generally unimpressive service, so both the M and 17 lines have this handicap to begin with. The ParkMerced board can do what they like with regard to suggestions for transit into and out of the "new and improved" Park Merced area, but the development plans are sketchy at best with regard to changes (despite the SF Chronicle article dated 01/21/08) and MUNI would have to weigh-in with regard to any proposed changes, whether for the common good or not. Even though I live here in the to-be-affected area, I would not be so quick to condone plans to have MUNI services expanded without some commitment from MUNI to get the public transit services to this part of the city up higher on its list of priorities to begin with, ParkMerced re-development or not. I live in the vicinity of SFSU and Park Merced, so while I applaud anything that might be considered that would improve public transportation in this part of the city, I am also painfully aware that MUNI is apparently not up to the task of providing existing services here in any manner that is remotely acceptable. The M-Oceanview lightrail line and the 17-ParkMerced bus route for two, appear to be among the least well-run transit lines in the city. And that’s just from my own 1.5 year experience here. Any route even remotely related to the West Portal “hub” appears to be tainted by lack of attention and generally unimpressive service, so both the M and 17 lines have this handicap to begin with. The ParkMerced board can do what they like with regard to suggestions for transit into and out of the “new and improved” Park Merced area, but the development plans are sketchy at best with regard to changes (despite the SF Chronicle article dated 01/21/08) and MUNI would have to weigh-in with regard to any proposed changes, whether for the common good or not. Even though I live here in the to-be-affected area, I would not be so quick to condone plans to have MUNI services expanded without some commitment from MUNI to get the public transit services to this part of the city up higher on its list of priorities to begin with, ParkMerced re-development or not.

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