New blog post in the works to discuss the Downtown Rail Extension, the "Pennsylvania Alignment", station location game, and how we get there. Stay tuned.
(Thanks to @clem_tillier for the image.) #Caltrain #DTX #TransbayTransitCenter #SaladSpinnerTransitCenter
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Even if a new Caltrain station is place under Pennsylvania at 22nd St, the walk shed for 1/3 mile (shown) is weak due to high hill beside station. Hill area of walk she circled.
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By contrast, a 16th St station at Mission Bay/Potrero Flats gives you amazing access to buses, UCSF Mission Bay & Med Zcenter, and surroundings where thereβs more regional access demand.
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When folks say a 16th St/Mississippi station wd be too close to a 4th/Townsend station at 4000' (1200m), tell that that the following regional rail systems have SHORTER distances and still function:
Paris RER: Chatelet to Saint Michel
Sydney CityRail: Town Hall to Wynard
& more
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The point being, a regional rail line CAN operate more like a metro/subway line as it enters the denser business districts, much like BART, WMATA, RER B, and every CityTrain does.
Other examples would be great to have.
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That seems like an understatement.
The through-running on many Tokyo subway lines seems like a more powerful version of this. Many regional trains *become* subways and run as normal subways in the subway line, and in some cases become another regional train at the other end.
Jun 3, 2018 Β· 5:33 AM UTC
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