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Floofy Middle (Comms Open) 🔜 MFF @floofymiddle.bsky.social · 4d

As for Balboa Park, that is due to the southbound transfer not being possible from the same platform at Daly City so you'd have to go through the concourse. Meanwhile logically the northbound transfer would actually make more sense to do from Daly City as it is an island platform arrangement.

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Floofy Middle (Comms Open) 🔜 MFF @floofymiddle.bsky.social · 4d

The designated transfer is always the last stop before lines split as is international best practices, with 19th and MacArthur being the notable exceptions as those have dedicated transfer platforms.

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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 5d

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Floofy Middle (Comms Open) 🔜 MFF @floofymiddle.bsky.social · 6d

omg that means we can hike Griffith again right ;)

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 9d

The government is in full shutdown and the Republicans are refusing to call the House back into session.

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Floofy Middle (Comms Open) 🔜 MFF @floofymiddle.bsky.social · 9d

Tempo isn't even necessarily "bad BRT" in the traditional sense, but rather International and East Oakland is just far more challenging to work with than most places. It should have and could still be better, but the fundamentals aren't bad.

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Floofy Middle (Comms Open) 🔜 MFF @floofymiddle.bsky.social · 11d

Party Floor made FC special 💔🥀

Further Confusion "The Beach Episode" @furcon.bsky.social · 11d

Due to new policy changes with our hotel partners, we unfortunately can’t host the party floor this year.

We know this is disappointing, but we’re working hard to bring late-night programming & alternative events so FC still has plenty to enjoy.

Questions: [email protected]

Floofy Middle (Comms Open) 🔜 MFF @floofymiddle.bsky.social · 16d

It's a neighborhood in Fremont

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Wibling @wibling.bsky.social · 17d

Lowkey proud of how these are turning out :>

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Floofy Middle (Comms Open) 🔜 MFF @floofymiddle.bsky.social · 17d

I wonder how much of this is just New Flyer absolutely dropping the ball. The H2 buses are entirely New Flyer, and the 8000s battery buses on the chart which are also New Flyer have even worse performance. Meanwhile 8006 and up for the BEBs are Gillig.

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Floofy Middle (Comms Open) 🔜 MFF @floofymiddle.bsky.social · 17d

And the 12 years minimum thing is simply the FTA minimum requirements, so it's extremely unlikely for any agency to retire full sized transit buses before then unless they hit a million miles on the odometer (the alternative minimum requirement)

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Floofy Middle (Comms Open) 🔜 MFF @floofymiddle.bsky.social · 17d

Uhhhh, no? Engines may get replacements but typically a standard transit bus lasts 12 years minimum and can run as long as 20+ years

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Floofy Middle (Comms Open) 🔜 MFF @floofymiddle.bsky.social · 18d

Having an ALM would be segmenting a linear travel corridor into 3 segments just to continue in the same direction

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Floofy Middle (Comms Open) 🔜 MFF @floofymiddle.bsky.social · 18d

I will note the Bay is an incredibly linear corridor, and it doesn't help that the freeway is basically a straight shot directly south

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Floofy Middle (Comms Open) 🔜 MFF @floofymiddle.bsky.social · 18d

No today has just been a long ass day and it reminded me of having the misfortune of taking the 460 2 years ago. 9am - 11pm with 2 breaks.

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Floofy Middle (Comms Open) 🔜 MFF @floofymiddle.bsky.social · 18d

The irony of the bus to Disneyland being so miserable and dreary

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Floofy Middle (Comms Open) 🔜 MFF @floofymiddle.bsky.social · 18d

Today is such a slog it feels like riding the 460 through Orange County

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Floofy Middle (Comms Open) 🔜 MFF @floofymiddle.bsky.social · 18d

I stand corrected!

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Floofy Middle (Comms Open) 🔜 MFF @floofymiddle.bsky.social · 18d

I'm pretty sure that would still be 2-3 transfers, assuming you don't duplicate BART to Millbrae

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Floofy Middle (Comms Open) 🔜 MFF @floofymiddle.bsky.social · 18d

They already do it with the Oakland Wye 🤷. Not saying it's ideal but I can't see any other way to do it given the other surrounding infrastructure like Muni Metro.

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Floofy Middle (Comms Open) 🔜 MFF @floofymiddle.bsky.social · 18d

Which would be a travesty imo because Link 21 as BART provides a golden opportunity to completely operationally isolate the Yellow Line from basically the entire rest of the system which has its own host of benefits.

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Floofy Middle (Comms Open) 🔜 MFF @floofymiddle.bsky.social · 18d

SFCTA's entire Geary-19th Ave study basically screams BART. I have a feeling it will continue to be the case even after Link 21 continues as mainline rail and we'll just end up with a new BART branch splitting off Market St onto Geary at a flat junction or something.

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Floofy Middle (Comms Open) 🔜 MFF @floofymiddle.bsky.social · 19d

They get FTA grants and show up on the directory as they are a transit agency. But the whole running a railroad aspect defaults to FRA rules.

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Floofy Middle (Comms Open) 🔜 MFF @floofymiddle.bsky.social · 19d

In a way this mirrors the San Diego Trolley Blue Line sharing tracks with freight, but they never use the tracks at the same time. In essence the FRA is treating Caltrain like oversized light rail (but keeping the more insane labor and signalling rules re: conductors and other trackside equipment)

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