Comments on: ‘World-Class’ Cesar Chavez Improvements Are A Go! http://www.missionmission.org/2011/02/02/world-class-cesar-chavez-improvements-are-a-go/ Saluting San Francisco's Mission District Wed, 06 May 2026 12:47:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Herr Doktor Professor Deth Vegetable http://www.missionmission.org/2011/02/02/world-class-cesar-chavez-improvements-are-a-go/#comment-27561 Herr Doktor Professor Deth Vegetable Fri, 11 Feb 2011 02:56:06 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=22304#comment-27561 I can’t make out whether that is a PRO-Octavia/Embarcadero or ANTI-Octavia/Embarcadero sentiment. I think that the Octavia and Embarcadero rejuvenations have been wonderful.

]]> By: Michael http://www.missionmission.org/2011/02/02/world-class-cesar-chavez-improvements-are-a-go/#comment-27560 Michael Fri, 11 Feb 2011 02:25:08 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=22304#comment-27560 San Francisco has learned its lesson from Octavia and the Embarcadero: it doesn’t make sense to sacrifice the quality of city life in order to accommodate motorists to/from the Peninsula. It’s rough that your job is on the Peninsula, but as long as employers get the message that their workers are willing to drive from just about anywhere, then they’ll choose to locate down there instead of the city. Projects like this reduce the ability for people to make that trip, thus increasing pressure on employers to rethink that model.

]]> By: Michael http://www.missionmission.org/2011/02/02/world-class-cesar-chavez-improvements-are-a-go/#comment-27559 Michael Fri, 11 Feb 2011 02:21:22 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=22304#comment-27559 Getting people to their jobs on the Peninsula from the Mission/Noe by car just isn’t really a priority. Having a street that isn’t a mess to live by or walk along is in line with the vast majority of San Franciscans’ priorities.

]]> By: Herr Doktor Professor Deth Vegetable http://www.missionmission.org/2011/02/02/world-class-cesar-chavez-improvements-are-a-go/#comment-27558 Herr Doktor Professor Deth Vegetable Sat, 05 Feb 2011 00:14:36 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=22304#comment-27558 How do you figure?

]]> By: one http://www.missionmission.org/2011/02/02/world-class-cesar-chavez-improvements-are-a-go/#comment-27557 one Sat, 05 Feb 2011 00:10:47 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=22304#comment-27557 o bs herr.

]]> By: Herr Doktor Professor Deth Vegetable http://www.missionmission.org/2011/02/02/world-class-cesar-chavez-improvements-are-a-go/#comment-27556 Herr Doktor Professor Deth Vegetable Fri, 04 Feb 2011 18:40:28 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=22304#comment-27556 And, for the record, bike pedants ARE tiresome.

]]> By: Herr Doktor Professor Deth Vegetable http://www.missionmission.org/2011/02/02/world-class-cesar-chavez-improvements-are-a-go/#comment-27555 Herr Doktor Professor Deth Vegetable Fri, 04 Feb 2011 18:39:39 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=22304#comment-27555 Sorry, I didn’t mean to single you, personally, out. I was saying more, “if one wants to drive, despite the traffic, then by all means, go ahead. But then one shouldn’t complain about the traffic.” more or less, but that just sounds weird and clunky when expressed explicitly like that.

]]> By: bike pedants are tiresome http://www.missionmission.org/2011/02/02/world-class-cesar-chavez-improvements-are-a-go/#comment-27554 bike pedants are tiresome Fri, 04 Feb 2011 18:09:54 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=22304#comment-27554 I don’t think I was really complaining about the traffic as much as the bike snobs, but whatever.

]]> By: Herr Doktor Professor Deth Vegetable http://www.missionmission.org/2011/02/02/world-class-cesar-chavez-improvements-are-a-go/#comment-27553 Herr Doktor Professor Deth Vegetable Fri, 04 Feb 2011 18:01:06 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=22304#comment-27553 Then by all means drive, but then don’t complain about the traffic when there are totally reasonable alternatives.

]]> By: bike pedants are tiresome http://www.missionmission.org/2011/02/02/world-class-cesar-chavez-improvements-are-a-go/#comment-27552 bike pedants are tiresome Fri, 04 Feb 2011 17:58:59 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=22304#comment-27552 Fair enough, but why would you do that when it’s cheaper and faster, despite the traffic, to drive?

]]> By: Herr Doktor Professor Deth Vegetable http://www.missionmission.org/2011/02/02/world-class-cesar-chavez-improvements-are-a-go/#comment-27551 Herr Doktor Professor Deth Vegetable Fri, 04 Feb 2011 17:31:35 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=22304#comment-27551 No, if you’ve got a job in Sunnyvale, and you don’t like the traffic, you should be taking Public transportation. That’s what it’s there for.

]]> By: bike pedants are tiresome http://www.missionmission.org/2011/02/02/world-class-cesar-chavez-improvements-are-a-go/#comment-27550 bike pedants are tiresome Fri, 04 Feb 2011 16:50:26 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=22304#comment-27550 “If you’ve got a job in Sunnyvale and you have to drive. Well, erm, I hate to say this, but maybe you should move down there. That’s kind of a long way.”

An all too typical remark from the bike community. To them, somehow anyone who works outside city limits is some kind of evil-doer and not worthy of living in the City. I mean who the fuck are you to tell people where to live? As if people who work down on the peninsula actually enjoy commuting down there. In this economy, you take a job wherever you can find it. I guess it’s different for bicyclists. Must be nice!

]]> By: moderniste http://www.missionmission.org/2011/02/02/world-class-cesar-chavez-improvements-are-a-go/#comment-27549 moderniste Fri, 04 Feb 2011 07:34:41 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=22304#comment-27549 No kidding!! I remember back when the Central Freeway was coming down and Octavia Street was being rebuilt, the hyper-emotional whining and NIMBYing–you’d think someone’s dog had died. And now, after all those freakouts, most agree that Octavia St. and Hayes Valley have been much improved.

]]> By: stiiv http://www.missionmission.org/2011/02/02/world-class-cesar-chavez-improvements-are-a-go/#comment-27548 stiiv Fri, 04 Feb 2011 04:05:27 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=22304#comment-27548 I cross CC to get to Precita park and I gotta say, I don’t see functioning anything going on there. The businesses suck because no one wants to be near that disaster. Crossing the damn thing sucks. Biking along it above Mission sucks and it *is* a low elevation way to get to parts of Church so biking is totally reasonable. Hell, I even hate driving it and if it isn’t good for driving, what the hell is it good for?

If you’ve got a job in Sunnyvale and you have to drive. Well, erm, I hate to say this, but maybe you should move down there. That’s kind of a long way.

]]> By: Wondering http://www.missionmission.org/2011/02/02/world-class-cesar-chavez-improvements-are-a-go/#comment-27547 Wondering Thu, 03 Feb 2011 23:34:00 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=22304#comment-27547 I ride my bike on Cesar Chavez to get to third st. everyday for work from mission st. There is no way that I could get there on 26th st. So as a bicyclist, Cesar Chavez is the best and pretty much only option for me. I would love to see it become a little less dangerous for my daily commute.

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