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Originally Posted by Pedestrian
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it's kind of interesting - i wonder if the extremely hilly terrain heading south from union would diminish potential ridership on that option, even though i'd guess it has the greatest number of households within 5 or 6 blocks of each potential station.
the waterfront option is problematic, i think, because of the relatively low density of the marina and the fact that it's all water on one side. great for tourists and visitors, but better to extend the F out there to serve that crowd.
lombard is OK, but vallejo, broadway, and pacific all have stretches with significant numbers of 10+ story buildings that may come closer to justifying expensive subway construction than the 2-4 story fabric of the marina. the union alignment could potentially catch that .... except that it's super steep to walk back up those few short blocks.