Two Cents: Muni short turns
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What do you think about “short turns,” Muni’s practice of sometimes making all passengers get off before the end of the line?
Sarah Zumbiel, 30, bartender
“It’s ridiculous that the City continues to cut services for the Sunset. First street cleaning and now reliable public transportation! Do we have to live in SoMA in order to get clean streets and marginally reliable Muni service?”
Dennis Bevelacqua, 36, musician and contractor
“Sounds like business as usual in S.F. For the leading city on the West Coast, we’re supposed to be progressive and ahead of he curve. Making residents walk several blocks in the rain doesn’t sound very progressive to me. I’m really starting to consider a move to Europe.”
Doug Fortin, 26, self-employed tattoo artist
“My business is affected by Muni every day. If my customers don’t have a reliable way home after seeing me, it hurts my wallet!”
Do we have to live in SoMA in order to get clean streets and marginally reliable Muni service?”
The streets in SoMA get a lot dirtier than they do in the Sunset. And SoMA’s Muni service is about as bad as the Sunset.
Making residents walk several blocks in the rain doesn’t sound very progressive to me.
“Several blocks?” It’s public transportation, not a door-to-door shuttle.
When the L Taraval terminates service at 22nd Avenue and you live at 41st Avenue, that is more than several blocks. We’re not talking about door to door service here, but making paying customers walk 19 blocks in the rain. If it were you, you’d be singing a different tune.