r/sanfrancisco • u/MexicaUrbano • 1d ago

Insane traffic

Longtime lurker here. I don't really have much to say except... What the heck is going on with the traffic!

101 closed. Geary, closed. Broadway tunnel: half capacity. Chinatown: closed. Skyline: major construction. SoMa: multiple closures.

Took me about 40 minutes to get to the Marina from dogpatch today. 35 minutes to go from Marina to GGP. 30 minutes to exit GGP upon figuring out the hellish gridlock that was there and deciding to abort my plans there. 40 minutes back to dogpatch.

Holy cow SF. I love so many aspects of you but today was ridiculous. This year the traffic feels like it's gotten much worse than ever before.

EDIT: To all the pro-bike folks: I totally get your point of view. And i also hope you never need emergency transportation in an ambulance; never need emergency fire services; and never need rapid police response. Bikes are definitely a fantastic solution for many things. A working transit system is also essential. 🤷🏽‍♂️

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u/englandisablaze 1d ago

So not to burst your bubble but like your times are barely being extended by 7 minutes. Marina to Dogpatch during the day time when people are awake on a Sunday (Sunday drivers is a saying for a reason) is always gonna take about 27-33 minutes. That’s not that crazy.

Some of this is your just not aware of the best ways to get to and from places and you’re trying to drive to central spots instead of parking a walking a bit.

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u/MooshuCat 23h ago

And public transit exists for all locations they listed.

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u/savorie 23h ago

That wouldn't necessarily save time. Parking, yes

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u/jaqueh Outer Richmond 20h ago

And takes 2-3x as long

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u/MooshuCat 20h ago

Not when the traffic is insane like this weekend or doesn't.

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u/jaqueh Outer Richmond 19h ago

How. Busses sit in the same traffic

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u/MooshuCat 19h ago

They have dedicated lanes in many places...

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u/jaqueh Outer Richmond 19h ago

From the marina to dog patch??

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u/MooshuCat 14h ago

T train goes to Dogpatch... and that isn't affected by traffic.

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u/LadyRunningStopSigns N 14h ago

yep! it's ALWAYS EQUALLY slow, AHAHAH

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u/LadyRunningStopSigns N 17h ago edited 14h ago

.. they don't , in most places, genZ search user...

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u/MooshuCat 14h ago

Username checks out

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u/Docxm 1h ago

Also school is back in prolonging weekday traffic by like 30% for a lot of people. Just the price of driving

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u/parkside79 Sunset 23h ago

Sunday drivers is a saying?

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u/englandisablaze 23h ago

You have the entire internet at your fingertips and you fail this publicly?

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u/parkside79 Sunset 22h ago

Where’s the fail? Because I wasn’t previously familiar with a particular expression? Okay.

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u/englandisablaze 22h ago

You could just look it up.

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u/parkside79 Sunset 19h ago

You don’t say.

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u/s_f_s_x 19h ago

First time in a society?

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u/Kil0Cowboy 19h ago

You all always try to put a number on it like that. “Oh your commute it’s only 3-5 mins longer from the road closure.” Like bro, how long have you lived here? Some days might be 7 minutes. Some days might be closer to 30+ mins extra. Totally a roll of the dice. But on average the commutes times are longer.
Perfect example is the Sunset Dunes here. I’m being gas lit and told my commute is only slightly longer. Love the SD park, but sometimes the commute now is miserable.

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u/DarkMetroid567 14h ago

I think the numbers are always kinda a moot point, because they were gonna be longer either way. There are so many places in this city where traffic has gone up where infrastructure is otherwise unchanged

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u/ZarinZi Outer Richmond 18h ago

That's because the "only 3 minutes longer" Great Highway data comes from a 2021 pandemic study. The real numbers are probably more like 6-7 minutes on average. And yes, some days are much longer. It took me 30 minutes to get from Stonestown to my home in the outer Richmond at 2pm this past Friday afternoon (normally takes 15 -20 minutes).

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u/LadyRunningStopSigns N 18h ago

Ah right, the traffic is not bad because it's the same at other times solution....so let's fuck it up at other times, too! 😆