The San Francisco Citizen

This was the scene the other day in the Civic Center / Gough Fell corridor / Western Addition area  - a new yellow CultureBus turning left after riding along McAllister between two regular MUNI buses. The thing is that the brand new 74X Culture Bus was absolutely empty and the #5 Fultons were Standing Room Only.

The San Francisco Examiner has a front page story on CultureBus today: “Muni Waiting for Culture Vultures.” Check it out for their take on this new artsy bus. If a brand new bus line is meeting 75% of its goal, well, that’s pretty good for a “new idea,” isn’t it? Lots of new ideas don’t meet 7.5% or even .75% of their goals.

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These white signs seem like an afterthought, but they make things simple for tourists and locals alike. An empty bus going the right direction must be awfully tempting for passengers waiting for a regular MUNI bus. For a group of people, a taxi might be cheaper, of course. 

Good luck, KultureBus.

San Francisco’s hybrid-only Green Cab Company started up a while back and seems to be doing well. But now, old-school cab companies are getting into the act.

Veterans Cab Company, where former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown worked (until they raised the “gate fees” on him) a long time ago while a student at UC Hastings School of Law , now has Toyota Priuseses.

How about that? In the real world, these things can get about four times better fuel economy when compared to a regular taxi kind of car, such as the Ford Crown Victoria. That all adds up during a ten-hour shift.  

Don’t know why this is such a big deal in other places, but in San Francisco your dog is king.

Get your pooch in the car and the driver will even lower the window. Everybody’s happy. It’s a win-win.

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