Metroifying Muni - Muni Part 2: Episode 41

The year is 1962. The bond measure is BART. This shiny new East Bay commuter system must gain the support of San Francisco voters, who stand to benefit the least from the expensive and complex project. The solution? BART builds not one subway, but two, under Market Street. The second subway will be the core of what could've been the Muni Metro. Links and stuffs Merch:https://shop.trlpod.com/ Twitter:@TheRedLine_pod YouTube channel:The Red Line Podcast Spotify:The Red Line Podcast Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/theredlinepodcasters Email:[email protected] Website:https://www.trlpod.com/ Timestamps 21:55Muni Rapid map References & notes [1]Metro Magazine: BROOKVILLE Delivers First Liberty NXT Streetcar [2]Market Street Railway: The people's road: Muni 1912-1941 [3]Market Street Railway: How Muni was born: 1900-1912 [4]Market Street Railway: Muni at war: crushloads & consolidation 1941-1945 [5]Market Street Railway: Rails to rubber: Muni 1946-1962 [6]SFMTA: How Muni's Streetcar Lines Got Their Letters [7]Wikipedia: San Francisco [8]SFMTA: Muni Routes & Stops [9]SFMTA: History of the SFMTA [10]SFMTA: Muni History [11]Western Railway Museum: San Francisco Municipal Railway [12]Wikipedia: San Francisco cable car system [13]Wikipedia: List of San Francisco Municipal Railway lines [14]Wikipedia: Central Subway (San Francisco) [15]Wikipedia: Embarcadero (San Francisco) [16]Wikipedia: Twin Peaks Tunnel [17]Wikipedia: Market Street subway [18]Wikipedia: San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency [19]Cable Car Museum: The 1947 Fight to Save the Cable Cars [20]SFMTA: 75 Years After the Battle to Save the Cable Cars [21]Market Street Railway: 1947: Cable car war [22]The Frisc: SF Tries to Get a Grip as Officials Throw Shade on Cable Cars' Return [23]Wikipedia: San Francisco Municipal Railway § History [24]Wikipedia: Market Street Railway (transit operator) [25]Market Street Railway: Our History [26]Market Street Railway: Completing a century: Muni 1983-2012 [27]Market Street Railway: Modernizing Muni: 1963-1982 [28]Market Street Railway: Market Street subway dreams [29]Muni Rapid map [30]SFMTA: Muni Transit Recovery