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Re:The US has forgotten how to do infrastructure by zghst on Wednesday May 31, 2017 @09:03PM (#14457166)
Even in San Francisco, widely known for its public transit system, not having a car some of the time sucks. It's much more convenient to get around by car. That's why Uber and Zipcar are ultra popular here.
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Re:The US has forgotten how to do infrastructure by ACow_Adonis on Wednesday May 31, 2017 @10:27PM (#14457524)
Is San Fran really known for its public transport system?

New York, sure. Everyone's heard of their subway.

The first time I'd ever heard of BART was when I visited briefly, and in doing so I learnt 2 things:

1) BART is pretty bad: noisy and a small network 2) Talking to people during my short stay made it pretty clear San-Fran and the bay area was considered 99% car territory, and traffic/congestion/commuting around SF was a significant problem commensurate with that fact.

Edit: understand this is a genuine question asked as a foreigner who has only formed an impression from short visits.

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Re:The US has forgotten how to do infrastructure by LordKano on Thursday June 01, 2017 @09:13AM (#14459931)
The first time I'd ever heard of BART was when one of it's officers killed Oscar Grant.

I couldn't see myself ever wanting to take that mode of transportation.

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