From the park to our hotel was a short walk and bus ride. This ritzy part of town didn't have the classic Victorian homes, but they were all pretty bad ass.
Every major street was overhung with wires for the buses. The local bus network claimed "Zero Emissions" transit. I found that claim suspicious for several reasons, mainly because I don't know California's power generation mix. I do know, from the Enron debacle, that a significant amount of electricity comes from natural gas, certainly not emission free. Not really greenwashing per-say, but people should have all the information. Damn marketers.
I suppose this area wasn't the fanciest in San Francisco, mostly because every front entrance is adorned with a wrought iron gate. Generally I accredited this to the high density of SF, and the bums. The bums which are everywhere. Everywhere. Bums.
First floor parking, bookend staircases, balconies not only over the driveway but facing each other, what a crazy ass apartment building.
It was nice of this church to wait for the bus with us.
Hooray! Katherine!
Boo crowded bus. Well, I suppose, not boo. It turns out, when you average all the ridership and buses across the country that each bus rider is doing no better than any car driver in reducing emissions. Easiest way to fix that, more crowded buses. Damned if you do, damned if you don't.
In case you didn't know.... the proper way to cross the street. Enjoy, jon
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