Elements of Urbanism: San Francisco

[stjr]

I love SF also.  But, you maybe should visit it sooner than later.  Upon the 20th anniversary of the 1989 SF earthquake, the Time Magazine article below says there is a 99% + chance for a strong earthquake in California in the next 30 years.

According to a 2008 study by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), there's a more than 99% chance that a quake of magnitude 6.7 or higher will hit California over the next 30 years and a nearly 50% chance that a magnitude 7.5 or higher quake will hit the state over the same period.

http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1930668,00.html

[Lunican]

http://www.youtube.com/v/NINOxRxze9k&hl=en_US&fs=1&

Pictures San Francisco's main thoroughfare as seen from the front window of a moving Market Street cable car, before the downtown area was destroyed in the 1906 earthquake and fire.

[BridgeTroll]

Cool video... Complete anarchy!  No lines on the street, no street signs, pedestrians crossing anywhere, cars mixing with horses and carriages... pedestrians clearly did not have the right of way... saw to guys almost get run over!

[stjr]

JTA should see this video.  Talk about intermodal    Streetcar, bikes, autos, horses, and pedestrians, all sharing the same street!  And, no traffic controls.

I really "admired" the nerve of those pulling out between the streetcars with no lateral vision.

By the way, notice the headway frequencies of the streetcars.  Nearly continuous.