Comments on: Zipping from San Francisco to Oakland in 5 Minutes http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/paleofuture/2011/11/zipping-from-san-francisco-to-oakland-in-5-minutes/ A history of the future that never was Fri, 17 May 2013 21:40:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4 By: Richard Kaplan http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/paleofuture/2011/11/zipping-from-san-francisco-to-oakland-in-5-minutes/#comment-738 Richard Kaplan Sun, 26 Aug 2012 19:41:28 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/paleofuture/?p=497#comment-738 The Call was a San Francisco Newspaper in the 1900's that eventually merged with the San Francisco Bulletin to form the Call Bulletin. That paper ceased publication in the 1970's and now only the San Francisco Cronicle remains. The Call was a San Francisco Newspaper in the 1900′s that eventually merged with the San Francisco Bulletin to form the Call Bulletin. That paper ceased publication in the 1970′s and now only the San Francisco Cronicle remains.

]]> By: Claude http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/paleofuture/2011/11/zipping-from-san-francisco-to-oakland-in-5-minutes/#comment-165 Claude Wed, 16 Nov 2011 15:25:23 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/paleofuture/?p=497#comment-165 Also, the main tower looks like an Eiffel Tower... :-) Also, the main tower looks like an Eiffel Tower… :-)

]]> By: Claude http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/paleofuture/2011/11/zipping-from-san-francisco-to-oakland-in-5-minutes/#comment-164 Claude Wed, 16 Nov 2011 15:24:18 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/paleofuture/?p=497#comment-164 Interesting... Actually this very idea has been implemented in Rio, recently as a way to connect favelas with the main city. It is not per se a "train" but a very modern gondola, which hovers above the city, hooked to a cable. http://gondolaproject.com/2010/10/13/the-complexo-do-alemao-teleferico/ Interesting… Actually this very idea has been implemented in Rio, recently as a way to connect favelas with the main city. It is not per se a “train” but a very modern gondola, which hovers above the city, hooked to a cable.

http://gondolaproject.com/2010/10/13/the-complexo-do-alemao-teleferico/

]]> By: Justin N http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/paleofuture/2011/11/zipping-from-san-francisco-to-oakland-in-5-minutes/#comment-162 Justin N Tue, 15 Nov 2011 18:25:17 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/paleofuture/?p=497#comment-162 I get tired of hearing Bay Areans complain about how impossible it is to get across the Bay after midnight. AC Transit runs All-Nighter #800, whisking passengers from Market Street to downtown Oakland half-hourly all night long. It's not that hard to get on a bus, people. I get tired of hearing Bay Areans complain about how impossible it is to get across the Bay after midnight. AC Transit runs All-Nighter #800, whisking passengers from Market Street to downtown Oakland half-hourly all night long. It’s not that hard to get on a bus, people.

]]> By: Mike Melanson http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/paleofuture/2011/11/zipping-from-san-francisco-to-oakland-in-5-minutes/#comment-161 Mike Melanson Tue, 15 Nov 2011 04:20:30 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/paleofuture/?p=497#comment-161 @Melanie: That they said 'pshaw' 101 years ago was my key takeaway from the article as well. :-) To be fair (and totally pedantic; this is the internet after all), the BART is scheduled to run between Montgomery St. Station (closest to the Call Building) and the Lake Merritt Station (closest to Oakland City Hall) in 13 minutes, and that's with 2 other stops in between. Coast to coast (Embarcadero to West Oakland) is 7 minutes. So, not too far off. @Melanie: That they said ‘pshaw’ 101 years ago was my key takeaway from the article as well. :-)

To be fair (and totally pedantic; this is the internet after all), the BART is scheduled to run between Montgomery St. Station (closest to the Call Building) and the Lake Merritt Station (closest to Oakland City Hall) in 13 minutes, and that’s with 2 other stops in between. Coast to coast (Embarcadero to West Oakland) is 7 minutes.

So, not too far off.

]]> By: Melanie A. http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/paleofuture/2011/11/zipping-from-san-francisco-to-oakland-in-5-minutes/#comment-160 Melanie A. Mon, 14 Nov 2011 19:04:05 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/paleofuture/?p=497#comment-160 But would this be as entertaining to ride as the all-night Trans Bay bus? Perhaps we in the Bay Area have lost the ability to dream this big. But, dad gummit, we can still revive use of "pshaw." But would this be as entertaining to ride as the all-night Trans Bay bus?

Perhaps we in the Bay Area have lost the ability to dream this big. But, dad gummit, we can still revive use of “pshaw.”

]]> By: Tim http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/paleofuture/2011/11/zipping-from-san-francisco-to-oakland-in-5-minutes/#comment-159 Tim Mon, 14 Nov 2011 18:23:46 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/paleofuture/?p=497#comment-159 And I thought that Packard Jennings thought of this: See here: http://centennialsociety.com/marketposters/zip.html And I thought that Packard Jennings thought of this:
See here: http://centennialsociety.com/marketposters/zip.html

]]> By: Wutzke http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/paleofuture/2011/11/zipping-from-san-francisco-to-oakland-in-5-minutes/#comment-158 Wutzke Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:53:40 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/paleofuture/?p=497#comment-158 Oakland was once called "Athens of the Pacific"? Wow. (Though, given the current economic riots in Greece, perhaps it's not so inappropriate...) Oakland was once called “Athens of the Pacific”? Wow. (Though, given the current economic riots in Greece, perhaps it’s not so inappropriate…)

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