Public Transportation and Smart Growth

Gormy Cuss

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9. I've said this before, but after moving here from Boston I really miss the MBTA for public transit.

Fri Apr 6, 2012, 12:35 AM

Apr 2012

The MBTA is the transit authority for many cities and counties in and around Boston. It's a hydra but at least as a passenger there's one fare structure and one set of transit rules. The balkanized public transit scheme in the SF Bay area makes me want to It's so inefficient from an administrative cost perspective AND from a service delivery perspective.

Beyond that, a single transportation authority would also be beneficial here in the Bay area.

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The "shuttle effect" in San Francisco [View all] KamaAina Mar 2012 OP

BART is being extended to San Jose. RandySF Mar 2012 #1

I've taken the train San Jose to SF. It's pretty convenient. pinto Mar 2012 #2

The problem is the connections to and from Caltrain KamaAina Mar 2012 #4

Indeed, I always took BART to Millbrae, then hope on Caltrain there arcane1 Mar 2012 #5

A bus that goes right to where you work is a bit different than a general route bus. n/t PoliticAverse Mar 2012 #3

Yes and the OP's point is that the shuttles show demand for these routes along main corridors Gormy Cuss Mar 2012 #6

In a word: Burlingame. NuttyFluffers Mar 2012 #7

There should only be ONE governing transportation agency in the Bay Area CreekDog Mar 2012 #8

I've said this before, but after moving here from Boston I really miss the MBTA for public transit. Gormy Cuss Apr 2012 #9