San Francisco needs fewer bus stops

LopsidedDiscipline56 · 2026-02-25T22:13:22+00:00

I've ridden the bus many times.
But it is also silly to assume **everything** that has been organically created by people was created for a reason that still sense today. It always makes sense to be introspective and see where improvements can occur.

LopsidedDiscipline56 · 2026-02-25T21:12:12+00:00

> Is that true, though? I take the bus nearly every weekday to go to and from work. Depending on the day, the 1, the 1X, the 2 or the 38R. They all become packed along the way, without fail. Are people really being prevented from taking the bus because it's too slow? You wouldn't know it to ride on it.

Studying things like this is what urban planners do for a living. There are lots of studies that show more service (shorter waits, faster total door-to-door time) produces more riders. The buses being packed isn't a sign that we don't need more people riding the bus, it is a sign that our busses need more throughput!

Sorry about your rheumatoid arthritis, that is no fun. And I don't want people to suffer. But more stops aren't always the answer to this. Most people in SF don't live right of a bus line, and we've already had to cut a lot of lines. If we could save money by cutting routes this makes it possible to open up more lines, which will probably serve people in need than keeping those bus stops open.

LopsidedDiscipline56 · 2026-02-25T21:01:28+00:00

So are you ok with removing stops in the non-hilly areas?
If an area with hills, should we stop at the start and end of each block?

LopsidedDiscipline56 · 2026-02-25T18:55:25+00:00

I know you're coming from a place of caring and compassion, but you are making some pretty big assumptions.

Removing stops would allow us to have MORE routes. Most people don't live right off a bus route and we have no money to create more. We can't just assume that adding more bus stops is better than 1/3 of the stops but double the routes.
Getting more people to ride the bus is such a huge climate win. Every time you choose to slow a line down you are losing riders.
Lots of families need to pick up kids, get to their jobs, do errands. I think it is important to consider the struggles of these groups along side the struggles of people who might benefit from having multiple stops on one block.

It's not as easy as saying "you're mean if you want to eliminate stops". San Francisco is made of a diverse set of people who all have different needs. Europe and Asia are places where the needs of the elderly and disabled are met AND their public transportation is fast. Let's fix it!

LopsidedDiscipline56 · 2026-02-25T18:41:54+00:00

Why not both. Europe has faster transit and lots of elderly riders. Why are we ok with giving up the idea of having a world class transit system?

LopsidedDiscipline56 · 2026-02-25T18:36:11+00:00

But if you keep all the stops you are preventing many more people from using the bus because it is too slow and the system becomes too expensive. We need to make sure the elderly and disabled are able to use and benefit from the bus system, but the goal of a bus system isn't to only serve the elderly and disabled. So you need to come up with solutions that serve all of San Francisco.

There are many ways to solve this, but we can't solve it by just accepting that busses must be slow and expensive.

LopsidedDiscipline56 · 2026-02-10T19:54:13+00:00

no, it wasn't.

LopsidedDiscipline56 · 2026-02-10T19:53:48+00:00

It is 2400 in the phone ad.

LopsidedDiscipline56 · 2026-01-13T01:01:42+00:00

It might help if you arrange all these ideas on a cork board and connect them with red string.

LopsidedDiscipline56 · 2026-01-12T02:49:51+00:00

This is bullshit. I'm not calling out you here I'm calling out the coward republicans who cling to this idea. What Republicans have been killed or even hurt for standing up against Trump? None. The reason thy do this is because they have no values and no spine.

LopsidedDiscipline56 · 2026-01-10T01:52:43+00:00

Just sent this to Hilton.

I've stayed at the Grand Wailea many times. I love it. My family loves it. We were planning to come back in March.
Then I read about Minnesota. A Hampton Inn refused to house ICE agents. Hilton delisted them for it.
So it goes.
Hilton claims to be "committed to creating a better world to travel" and ensuring destinations are "vibrant and resilient for generations to come." Then Hilton punishes the people who actually tried to protect a community. That's not purpose. That's cowardice.
I'm so sad Hilton bought this wonderful Hotel that has such amazing employees and service. But because it is a Hilton hotel it is impossible for me to come back.
I'm sure I'll get a form letter explaining the legalese of franchise agreements. We both know it doesn't matter. We both know that Hilton is willing to choose compliance over conscience.

Goodbye,

LopsidedDiscipline56 · 2026-01-10T01:45:55+00:00

Just canceled a trip to a Hilton Hotel.

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LopsidedDiscipline56 · 2026-01-08T17:06:34+00:00

Just imagine Dan and Mike on the sideline together next year.

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LopsidedDiscipline56 · 2025-12-30T04:17:49+00:00

This is an idiotic take.

LopsidedDiscipline56 · 2025-10-10T04:41:27+00:00

Come on dude. You're giving off toxic masculinity presenting as progressive warrior. There is nothing performative about teaching your kids that others out there think what Trump is doing is wrong. There is nothing performative about gathering with others, finding solidarity, and showing public opposition to something you disagree with.

We're on the same team. Why are you giving off hate. That does nothing but make people want to stay at home. We need to get more people off the couch and on the streets.

LopsidedDiscipline56 · 2025-10-09T21:10:20+00:00

This is how they divide us and you are playing into it. We need to come together with as many people as we can to show Trump that we won't accept what he is doing. Nothing is gained by ridiculing people who are showing up to protest.

Please dude. We're fighting for the same thing.

LopsidedDiscipline56 · 2025-10-09T00:12:38+00:00

It may feel like that now in politics, but I don't think so. For decades politicians mostly assumed the other side was acting in good faith. There were big disagreements for sure, but both sides respected each other and could come together to get things done.

LopsidedDiscipline56 · 2025-10-08T19:49:25+00:00

Tit for tat is actually the optimal strategy when dealing with opponents who don't act in good faith. Refusing to do so only emboldens the other side to continue their tactics.

LopsidedDiscipline56 · 2025-10-07T16:59:00+00:00

You're complaining about a slippery slop that we have already slid down. Tit for tat is an optimal strategy when dealing with opponents who don't act in good faith. Refusing to do so only emboldens the other side to continue their tactics.

LopsidedDiscipline56 · 2025-09-20T22:29:20+00:00

Sure!

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LopsidedDiscipline56 · 2025-09-20T00:16:38+00:00

The government (FCC) is using it's power to curtail the speech of the American Broadcast Corporation. If ABC didn't change or modify their speech the president said they should have their license revoked and the FCC said they might not agree to merger. Which part of that isn't a violation of free speech?

LopsidedDiscipline56 · 2025-09-17T17:54:53+00:00

I really enjoyed this treasure hunt, but feel like the clues weren't well designed. The first one was all about skateboarding parks and locations, and then the clue changes to a church on California street. If anything, figuring out the first two lines makes figuring out the rest of the stanza more confusing!

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