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Originally Posted by Frank Lee
I liked the BART in San Fran; fast, efficient, convenient, affordable. I was well served by the bus system in Seattle too. Some areas can be well served by PT but probably not all.
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Very true. Around here, they try with bus service, but it's not an alternative -- the Kansas and MO sides have their own systems. Most "Bi-State" issues create controversy. The Metro Area is too spread out and the airport is quite a distance from most of the residential clusters. Light rail keeps coming up, but gets denied. We actually voted on it, it passed, then the council pulled the plug due to lack of funds. Power to the people!
I agree about BART -- top notch. I used it this year for work and found it much easier than trying to drive/park a car downtown. It was actually used by folks and is exactly as you described. More personal favorites are: the "Tube" in London, NYC's subway system, and DC. As far as total systems go, Montreal and Chicago make the list (especially Chi-town's connections with buses and Amtrak/Commuter-Rail). Speaking of Amtrak, the high-speed Northeast Corridor service is pretty good (Baltimore-DC-Jersey-Philly-NY-Providence-Boston).
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