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October 16, 2007
San Francisco is hemmed in by the Pacific Ocean on one side and the Bay on the other. There is one large highway, Route 101 running north-south but unlike other cities such as New York there isn't the large feeder highways coming from all directions. The access is limited by the size of bridges and the thin peninsula of land San Francisco is located on. The public transport is similarly hamstrung by geography and civil engineering works.
San Francisco's public transport is more like Melbourne than Sydney. There is a mix of heavy rail, light rail (trolleys) and buses. The city is still very car friendly as most cities are; the car is after all the main form of transport for the majority of people. The city is also reasonably pedestrian and bike friendly as well.
The photo above is a little unfair to the light rail station. It makes it look far more claustrophobic than it was. I liked the contrast of the wavy pattern against the hard rectangular shapes.
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Cam,
Adelaide, which is nothing like San Franscisco, has started to extend its tram track under the Rann ALP Government. The light rail was all ripped up in the 1950s and only the CBD-Glenelg beach run was left.The SA Liberals oppose the extension of the public transport system and a people friendly CBD.