Comments on: Proto-BART, Valencia Sky Train to Palo Alto

By: Wide, Wide, Bernal and Capp « Burrito Justice

Wide, Wide, Bernal and Capp « Burrito Justice — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 21:44:10 +0000

[...] source of early 20th century constructo/destructo-porn. While many plans did not happen (a skytrain down Valencia St, for example, or an elevated Capp St Railway, or the Mission Freeway, or a Mission corridor from [...]

By: 1968 Geary – Third – SFO Subway « Burrito Justice

1968 Geary – Third – SFO Subway « Burrito Justice — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:24:57 +0000

[...] a Third St monorail to SFO. Yours for under $100 million 1968 dollars! And don’t forget the 1956 Valencia-Mission Skytrain! Man, that that would have [...]

By: TJ

TJ — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:52:53 +0000

I always thought the real sweet spot for an additional city transit option would be a spectacular Gondola system. With a main hub up on Mt. Sutro and some lines that swung down into the Mission, Sunset, the Park, Downtown, and hell while you’re at it might as connect to an additional station on top of Potrero.

By: Eric Fischer

Eric Fischer — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:22:08 +0000

And when Ian says oversize, he really means oversize! It is an insanely unwieldy book — something like 17″x44″, which is why the scans are kind of a mess.

By: Ian Leighton

Ian Leighton — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:24:45 +0000

in case anyone wants to take a closer look at the initial BART proposal, the UC Berkeley Environmental Design library has 3 copies of it in the oversize / folio section. (just did a report where this was a source.)

it’s a pretty fascinating document to look over and compare to what was actually built.

By: Streetsblog San Francisco » Today’s Headlines

Streetsblog San Francisco » Today’s Headlines — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:02:06 +0000

[...] Old Plans Dug Up For Never Built Elevated Train From SF to Palo Alto (Burrito Justice) [...]

By: johnny0

johnny0 — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:32:27 +0000

I don't know which is more entertaining, that 1970 Basta Ya! article, or this 1973 Bay Guardian article on the dangers of Bechtel over on FoundSF. "Of no concern to the sole public body that would have any control over how the [Bechtel] engineering fee grew from $47 to $150 million? And yet that amounts to a relatively small sum compared to the money Steve Bechtel and his friends are earning from the successful conclusion to their plan of using BART as part of a scheme to convert San Francisco into Manhattan West, the powerhouse gateway to the Eastern Hemisphere."

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:40:46 +0000

Did you ever come across the Basta Ya! article from 1970 that tried to forecast the cultural impact BART would have on the Mission? There’s a number of spot-on predictions and then a few delightfully bizarre ones, such as: “BART will bring tourists from downtown to 16th and Mission in three minutes. Our homes will become hotel rooms and restaurants and serape stores, and Topless Taco Clubs that do not serve Mexicans.”