Geary Boulevard has had a long history of streetcar service, yet once those were torn out it never got rail back. Subways under Geary have been discussed for decades, but what would that actually look like? Where would it go, and perhaps most crucially, what kind of trains would it use?
This is Part 1 of a three-part series where we'll talk about distant projects in the region, how to best do them, and their potential impacts.
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Sources:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_Plan_for_Rapid_Transit_in_San_Francisco_Consonant_with_the_Bay_Area_Rapid_Transit_System_(1960)_(4007760726).jpg
https://www.sfcta.org/projects/geary19th-avenue-subway-and-regional-connections-study#panel-public-engagement
https://www.sfmta.com/blog/its-time-modernize-technology-keeps-muni-metro-moving
https://www.streetcar.org/what-might-have-been-geary/
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MR6V_-_Ligne_15_-_SMR_de_Champigny_-_28.11.2023_(1).jpg (Capitaine AdBlock)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Honolulu_Skyline_train.jpg (eli fessler)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Enghave_Brygge_Metro_station_01.jpg (ThatGuyOnline)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:CCL_trains_at_Kim_Chuan_Depot.jpg (Sgtrainengr)
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BR_Class_555_St._Margrethen.jpg (Kecko)
Music Used:
Amie Waters - SN-1054
Jonathan Coulton - Still Alive (from "Portal")
Lena Raine - First Steps (from "Celeste")
The Dark World (from "Zelda: A Link to the Past")
Bart Roijmans - Snow Trekker (from "Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force")
Chris Hendricks - Brown Puffle Lab (from "Club Penguin")
Patricia Taxxon - Retrograde
Home - If I'm wrong
Home - Before the Night
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https://amiewaters.bandcamp.com/
https://radicaldreamland.bandcamp.com/
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
1:12 Background
2:29 Where would it go?
3:38 The case for BART
5:33 One major caveat
6:09 A Geary BART crayon
6:54 Existing Muni trains?
8:37 Something totally new??
10:31 Concluding thoughts
13:07 End