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San Francisco wants to build its biggest subway project ever. Here's what we know.
San Francisco is proposing its biggest subway project ever, revisiting the corridor where its historic streetcar service all started more than a century ago.
The San Francisco County Transportation Authority released a community survey in recent months, which closes on Nov. 1, as part of a study exploring a possible Geary and 19th Avenue subway.
Where would the subway run?
The subway system would connect the Geary downtown corridor to San Francisco’s west side, running through 19th Avenue’s major traffic hubs, such as Stonestown Galleria, past San Francisco State University and stopping at Daly City BART, with multiple connection opportunities to the East Bay and San Mateo County.
Andrew Heidel, the principal transportation planner with the county’s transportation authority, told SFGATE that the idea is to provide more public transportation to some of the busiest places outside of the city’s downtown area. ...................(more)
https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/san-francisco-geary-subway-project-19844842.php