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L Taraval Improvement Project Reaches Key Milestone

L Taraval Improvement Project Reaches Key Milestone By Jay Lu While the past 18 months have been full of challenges and anxiety because of the pandemic, today we have good news to share. With community support and collaboration from our city partners, the SFMTA has successfully completed the first of two segments of the L Taraval Improvement Project . Construction of Segment A started in September 2019 and was completed in July 2021 on schedule and within budget. This project was made possible in part by Proposition K Sales Tax dollars provided by the San Francisco County Transportation Authority. Our work on this first phase improved transit and infrastructure between Sunset Boulevard and SF Zoo, with close collaboration between the SFMTA, the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (PUC), and San Francisco Public Works. Upgrades to this vital corridor that help the community thrive include:  Rail track and overhead line replacement Water and sewer line replacement Sur...

Show HN: Homer – A tool to build interactive textbooks https://ift.tt/3e0fv7U

Show HN: Homer – A tool to build interactive textbooks Hi HN, my name is Rahul Sarathy and I built Homer (https://usehomer.app), a tool to allow creators to build more interactive digital textbooks. Right now the software supports image based scrollytelling with a roadmap to add interactive components such as annotations, animations, backlinks, and more. You can check out a demo of an interactive history book here: https://ift.tt/3qXved6 Here's another short example of how a personal finance related book could look like: https://ift.tt/3e49pU1 If you're interested in checking out the UI used to build the demo above, feel free to sign up at https://ift.tt/3xAJ7AA and create a book. July 10, 2021 at 01:15AM

Show HN: I've built a BASIC interpreter with DOS-like features for the web https://ift.tt/3wmxjAx

Show HN: I've built a BASIC interpreter with DOS-like features for the web Hi everyone, When the pandemic started, I put QuickBASIC in front of my kids and could see them enjoy toying with writing some simple programs. Since then, I've been working on a side project to build a similar experience using modern technologies, with the goal of having a tool to teach the foundations of programming to (my own) kids. This is what EndBASIC is: is a retro-looking, BASIC interpreter with DOS-like features -- built for the web. The environment is designed to be minimalist in an attempt to reproduce the computing experience of the 1980s where the computers were simpler to understand overall and simpler to program. The interpreter runs on the browser for simplicity, although it can also be installed natively on multiple platforms. Anyhow... I can't say I have reached that original goal of mine yet, but I've been having a lot of fun building this project. As some of you put it before ...

Beat the traffic and celebrate July 4th with Muni! 

Beat the traffic and celebrate July 4th with Muni!  By Jonathan Streeter The Fourth of July fireworks are back this year , thanks to COVID-19 vaccines and the city’s ongoing reopening! The show will start at 9:30pm over San Francisco’s historic waterfront. Muni wants to get you to the festivities and back , quickly and safely, on Independence Day.  The State of California strongly recommends that anyone planning to attend the Fourth of July fireworks be fully vaccinated, obtain a negative COVID-19 test prior to attending the event, or wear a face covering. Customers must wear face masks while riding transit or using transit facilities, per federal mandate. Getting There Before the show, from 3 to 9 p.m., Muni will provide extra service to connect people from the Muni Metro Subway, BART, Ferries and Caltrain to the fireworks viewing area. Along the Embarcadero, Muni will have two shuttle routes to Pier 39. From the Ferry B...

Public Participation Improves the J Church Transfer

Public Participation Improves the J Church Transfer By Jonathan Streeter As a part of the SFMTA’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we implemented a number of temporary emergency projects designed to maximize Muni service in light of newly constrained resources. For example, we brought back the J Church in December 2020 as a surface only rail route between Balboa Park and Duboce Avenue as the first train service to be re-started since shelter in place began in March 2020. Throughout these efforts, we have worked with the public to modify and improve their design. A 22 Fillmore bus and J Church light rail vehicle travel northbound on Church Street at Market To provide better connectivity between the J Church and other Muni Metro lines, we created a temporary boarding island and ramp on Church Street south of Market, and added a temporary ramp to the island on Church Street just south of Duboce Avenue. This now serves customers transferring to the re-opened subway.  We impleme...