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9Nov/090

A quick reply from GGB

Last week, I noticed a change in the lane configuration for the evening commute on the Golden Gate Bridge. For some reason, they had switched from a 3 North/3 South configuration to a 4 North/2 South setup, which had the negative effect of backing Southbound traffic through the Waldo tunnel, while the Northbound side on the bridge seemed to be sparse for the most part. Initially I thought it had to do with the recentĀ  closure of the Bay Bridge, or even Daylight Savings Time, but it soon became apparent that it wasn't changing back to the way it used to be.

So, in frustration, I shot off an email this past Saturday to the contact address I found on the Golden Gate Bridge website, and just received the following response. Kudos to them for getting back to me so quickly, even though it wasn't really with the response I was hoping for.

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16Jun/072

Street View Sub-Contractor?

Street View Sub-Contractor?, originally uploaded by chrisr.

Spotted this vehicle today on the way to Molly Stones. I'm guessing it's for creating the pano photos for Google's Street View, but perhaps someone else is deploying something similar. Earthmine.com has nothing beyond login and email links. The domain is registered to some dude in San Francisco at a company called SurfaceWise.

20Apr/071

Some decent signage, finally.

Some decent signage, finally., originally uploaded by chrisr.

It looks like with the addition of the new (and now infamous) T Line, SFMTA has actually hired a graphic designer! /boggle

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