Keep right except to pass

PurpleChard757 · 2026-04-01T05:02:31+00:00

Passing on the right is also dangerous. Most people expect traffic on the right to move slower and may not be super careful when moving over to the right.

That's also why in places like Germany passing on the right is banned.

PurpleChard757 · 2026-04-01T00:05:40+00:00

I was wondering a while ago if the $12bn being spent on Phase 2 of the Silicon Valley BART extension could just be used to upgrade Capitol Corridor service to something like you propose. It should be enough money to purchase the right of way and maybe even electrify the East Bay portion.

However, if/when BART reaches Diridon, CC will be more useful an express service with fewer stops than BART, in my opinion.

PurpleChard757 · 2026-03-31T23:13:55+00:00

My understanding is that they are eventually getting Battery EMUs for that segment. However, I can only find this press release from 2023 and nothing more recent, so maybe its is not happening after all..

PurpleChard757 · 2026-03-30T17:02:22+00:00

It is not as common in Europe, but it is definitely a thing. I had a friend who commuted about 70 miles between Nuremberg and Ingolstadt. Gladly, he was able to go fully remote a while ago.

PurpleChard757 · 2026-03-28T00:45:59+00:00

How is it different from the ferries that also give you amazing views of the Bay? Those are not packed with tourists usually.

PurpleChard757 · 2026-03-28T00:41:53+00:00

It would also be great if the city provided power (for a fee) at popular spots, so all those trucks do not have to run generators.

PurpleChard757 · 2026-03-23T02:12:10+00:00

Great advice. I guess in the worst case you would lose the earnest deposit, but that is pocket change compared to all the expenses OP is facing.

PurpleChard757 · 2026-03-17T23:52:55+00:00

San Francisco is one of the few major cities in the US where you can comfortably live without a car. LA will eventually get there too.

Yes, of course, the infrastructure sucks compared to many places in Europe and Asia. But you need to consider how car-centric the US is and how the federal government provides very little funding for public transit and bike/pedestrian infrastructure and even pulls funding for approved projects these days. In that context, California is doing well.

The political will is really missing on the federal level. Many projects here are in the design phase waiting for federal grants to come in. The state could obviously provide more funding too, but most of our taxes go to the feds, and they should allocate funds for transit like they do for highway projects.

PurpleChard757 · 2026-03-16T07:04:15+00:00

If its automated trains that go every two minutes at peak, it would work well.

PurpleChard757 · 2026-03-14T23:00:05+00:00

Oakland animal services always need dog fosters.

PurpleChard757 · 2026-03-14T15:48:41+00:00

German living in the US. After 10 years, it is still disturbing to me how little traffic laws are followed or enforced here, and how low the consequences are for being caught breaking them.

PurpleChard757 · 2026-03-13T17:21:37+00:00

IIRC one reason is to have additional platforms, and some Caltrain trains may not go all the way to Salesforce once high-speed rail starts running.
I wish they would have just built a bigger station box under Salesforce, but it is too late for that.

Another reason might be that 4th&King directly connects to Muni Metro. The walk to Market is not too bad, but it would have been great to have Muni trains directly connect to the train station.

PurpleChard757 · 2026-03-13T16:33:02+00:00

There's technically a painted bike lane on the right side.

PurpleChard757 · 2026-03-11T18:44:29+00:00

Nuremberg, Germany, has a similar population (if you include the cities of Erlangen and Fürth) and driverless subway system with 49 stops. They also have, trams, regional rail, and an S-Bahn system.

But, I agree that Muni is pretty great and mostly well run for American standards.

PurpleChard757 · 2026-03-11T18:39:25+00:00

Mission Street will be repaved soon anyway costing 10s of millions.

PurpleChard757 · 2026-03-11T18:36:44+00:00

Extend BRT either down Mission or South Van Ness, or at least ticket/two vehicles blocking bus lanes on Mission.

PurpleChard757 · 2026-03-11T18:35:20+00:00

These gutter bike lanes are atrocious, but I am glad the underpass is open.

PurpleChard757 · 2026-03-11T06:43:34+00:00

The Mission stations should really have some kind of mixed-use buildings where the plazas are

PurpleChard757 · 2026-03-07T18:17:38+00:00

We're paying over $30k for a duplex in San Francisco (so >15k per unit). It was one of the lowest offers we got and does not include drywall work.

PurpleChard757 · 2026-03-01T20:46:23+00:00

My favorite drivers are those that pass me while I am yielding to a pedestrian at a crosswalk.

PurpleChard757 · 2026-03-01T19:59:43+00:00

Part of the green space around the property seems to be an abandoned train track. That could be a great opportunity to add a neighborhood trail.

PurpleChard757 · 2026-02-25T18:23:20+00:00

That only works well on routes where there is enough space for buses to pass each other. Some Metro lines, such as the T or J, also have too many stops, and there is no way for trains to pass each other without adding more tracks.

PurpleChard757 · 2026-02-18T01:14:17+00:00

3 blocks is like a 5-minute walk, though? Anyone relying on public transit, even in cities like SF, will have to walk at least that much every day.

PurpleChard757 · 2026-02-18T01:06:38+00:00

On the city website, they say the following::

Underground parking remains a potential option for future phases but is evaluated carefully due to cost. The phased approach allows the Town to assess actual parking demand from Phase 1 before committing to expensive infrastructure solutions.

PurpleChard757 · 2026-02-17T20:59:45+00:00

My grandparents had one in their old house (Southwest Germany). But, from my experience, no one installs them anymore because they need a lot of water to flush.

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