Yes we are live! The Bella Vista Neighbors in Action (BVNIA) Over 200 homes are affected by the change made at the last minute by the staff of the Transit Effectivness Project to run the 36 on Bella Vista and Molimo to Myra instead of up Reposa to Myra. Two hundred homeowners that bought houses on streets without a bus line on it are faced with the loss of quiet enjoyment and thousands of dollars in lost property value. The reason why this was done? To “save two minutes off the run time”.

Two minutes. For two minutes thay are going to risk the safety of the families whose kids play on the sidewalk, who cross Bella Vista to get to the ball field and the little ones crossing with parents going to school. Not to mention all the drivers that use Bella Vista to get from Teresita to Yerba Buena and the rest of the south slope of Mt. Davidson.

You want to know why they won’t save anytime by driving on Bella Vista instead of Myra. The homeowners on Myra bought houses on a street that a bus is on. The bus has been on that route as far back as I can remember and that would be the early sixties. They know to park thier cars in the garage or on the sidewalk to avoid being sideswiped. The owners on Bella Vista park on the street and we walk on our sidewalks. The drivers that use Myra know there are buses on the street and they move to the side. The many, many more drivers on Bella Vista will not have that opportunity because of the number of cars parked on both sides of the residential street. It will entail multiple cars backing up for long distances to let a bus go by. When two busses meet on Bella Vista or even worse the hill of Molimo. the drivers had better be some ot the better MUNI drivers. I do believe that there are still some, even though they can’t seem to obey speed limits or stop on time. I can’t imagine backing a 20 person van up the hill of Molimo around the turn. Better not try to back down that would be a disaster.

I can’t decide which is worse. The fact that they think this is OK or that we were given no notice. No one from the community was involved in discussion with the TEP staff before this “recomendation” was included.

The only opportunity to comment is in writting to the full board of the SFMTA and at the next meeting of the board.

Please get involved by signing the petition and,

1. E-mail MTABoard@SFMTA.com  and Sean.Elsbernd@sfgov.org  to say why it’s a bad idea. Speak about on the traffic already on Bella Vista, the steepness of the block of Molimo, the difficulty of the turn, the width of the streets, blind spots on Bella Vista, speed, safety, long time problem etc. and anythinig else you can think of.  Please BCC me at jed@BVNIA.org I will compile all the messages and bring them in as added proof of our strong opposition.
2. Call 311and speak in opposition to the issue. They will give you a case number, please pass that along to me also.