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Public Transportation and Smart Growth

CreekDog

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8. There should only be ONE governing transportation agency in the Bay Area

Reply to KamaAina (Original post)

Sun Mar 25, 2012, 11:02 AM

Mar 2012

It should run all transportation and transit and focus on moving people and goods effectively and efficiently.

Funding for transit and roads would come from the overall budget of the agency.

The MTC doesn't get there in my opinion. Perhaps what they have in New York City.

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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