It certainly doesn't help that our only subway covers 1/6th of the city. It seems like most other major cities are constantly investing in transportation infras

It certainly doesn't help that our only subway covers 1/6th of the city. It seems like most other major cities are constantly investing in transportation infrastructure, and in SF the only large project I can think of is the new Transbay Terminal (which will probably make traffic congestion even worse). Why does it feel like SF is so tragically mismanaged as a city? Is there something about the location that makes city planning more difficult, or is it just bad governance?