clarence yung @mococoa

former @opentable designer, former @inboxbygmail and @gmail designer, @cmudesign alum, coffee drinker clarenceyung.com Long Beach, CA Joined May 2007

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clarence yung @mococoa

2 weeks ago

@cathasach4bikes @humantransit That's not actually the Oakland Coliseum stop — you can immediately tell because there's no OAK airport connector and there's no Amtrak stop next to the Bart right-of-way. It's AI slop — look at the highway and road signage.

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clarence yung @mococoa

8 months ago

@UsaTitletown @RadSmithSki @Deer_Valley @SkiUtah @VisitUtah The East Village gondola will double out-of-base capacity — from Park Peak you can get over to Flagstaff or Bald. Technically Pioche could also get you over to Jordanelle but it looks like you'd have to pass thru Deer Crest trails.

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clarence yung @mococoa

10 months ago

@kane It is self-funded and profitable, but the expenses/income are reported in the total $15.9bn SF budget. If you back out the self-funded part of the budget then it’s $7bn. (The SFO expenses/revenue comprise ~$1.80bn, you can see it in Service Area B in the budget.)

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clarence yung @mococoa

10 months ago

@kane To be fair SF's budget includes ~$7.5bn (SFO, transit, water/sewer, public hospitals like SFGH) that are not in Denver City/County's remit or have been spun off like Denver Health

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clarence yung @mococoa

a year ago

@AlanMCole This would be a much better cow town for HSR to get to versus Merced. Rail exists from Gilroy to SF already (google Caltrain). This is a big simplification but the main gap for HSR between Gilroy and SF is electrifying 30 miles of rail between Gilroy and San Jose.

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clarence yung @mococoa

a year ago

@ArmandDoma Also: there's already hotels, residences, and nice restaurants in the Presidio. All of it is done thoughtfully through adaptive reuse, too!

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clarence yung @mococoa

a year ago

@kane He's also a former District 11 supervisor sfbos.org/former-supervi…

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clarence yung @mococoa

2 years ago

@humantransit If you look at the operating schedule, the Loop stops running from Dec 15 and likely won't start up again until CES on Jan 7 lvloop.com/operating-hours

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clarence yung @mococoa

2 years ago

@humantransit The stats are totally made up. I was recently in Vegas for 3 days and the Loop was not running. It only runs when the LVCC hosts a convention. It is free if you board at 4 out of 5 stations at the LVCC — only the Resorts World station costs money, $3.75/trip.

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clarence yung @mococoa

2 years ago

@kane @SFBART Technically, BART is automated — the operator only handles closing doors and emergency stops sf.streetsblog.org/2023/10/31/com…

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clarence yung @mococoa

2 years ago

@kane I know this is a shitpost, but there are 36 completed grade sep’s like this and 25 more under construction. The bulk of the cost of HSR is not tracks and electrical but civil works (structures, viaducts, grading, etc) which are ~80% complete on the first 119 mi segment

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clarence yung @mococoa

2 years ago

@11thJeff @cafeduujord The fly through doesn't make it seem very out-of-character at all — the building envelope seems pretty consistent with those surrounding civic buildings

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clarence yung @mococoa

2 years ago

@FinnleyRyan @bryanculbertson @riley_gdr In other words, BART SV2 would be a $7.7 bn project at (already insane) Central Subway prices. It'd be a $4.6 bn project at LA Metro Purple Line Phase 1 prices — which tunneled through denser neighborhoods and more difficult geology.

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clarence yung @mococoa

2 years ago

@11thJeff @cafeduujord Did you watch the KPIX video you linked to? They show a fly through rendering and it looks like it’s just slightly taller (~5 ft) than the church next door and the school + events center across the street

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clarence yung @mococoa

2 years ago

@monicamallon An interesting perspective! Ultimately comparing Asian metro rail systems and US transit systems is like comparing two totally different planets. Example: Gangnam station (1 out of the 738 [!] urban rail stations in Seoul) has almost the same ridership as the entire VTA system.

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clarence yung @mococoa

2 years ago

@icgee @monicamallon Not to derail, but as currently envisioned the BART / Diridon connection is the opposite of seamless — much worse than Millbrae. BART / SC looks about as bad as Millbrae. That is something concrete that advocates could help with.

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clarence yung @mococoa

2 years ago

@bryanculbertson @IDoTheThinking Airport access? Do you mean the 60 or "Glydways" (which probably will be bankrupt before the TBM launches)? Technically, the 60 already runs from Milpitas, so there's already BART access to SJC.

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clarence yung @mococoa

3 years ago

@chai_sapien @RM_Transit Contractors and consultants end up with expertise because every local agency outsources to them. And they end up having difficulty managing them well. This is identified specifically in the Transit Costs Project. Take a look, if you haven't already transitcosts.com/wp-content/upl…

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clarence yung @mococoa

3 years ago

@chai_sapien @RM_Transit The construction industry itself does not reconstitute itself. Tutor-Perini, WSP, Kiewit, and all of the major contractors are gigantic companies that do not disappear after a project is over. The problem is with project planning and management, not the actual construction labor.