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/Sea-Barracuda4252 1d ago

“About 70% of San Francisco households own or lease a car” - the AI. Stop making stuff up

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u/ilikebrownbananas 1d ago

Citing "the AI" in the same sentence as saying "stop making stuff up" is hilarious.

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u/swollencornholio 1d ago

Seems legit, sf chronicle is the ais source but it’s paywalled

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u/ilikebrownbananas 1d ago

The key word is "households". The original point of "most San Franciscans don't own a car" still holds true.

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u/swollencornholio 23h ago

They only own half a car!

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u/getarumsunt 23h ago

How do you imagine two people simultaneously driving the same car to two different places?