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We'll have to agree to disagree. Saying it's no contest is a huge exaggeration. I won't argue that BART/MUNI is better than other transit systems, but I still
by thomasgerbe 15y ago
We'll have to agree to disagree.
Saying it's no contest is a huge exaggeration. I won't argue that BART/MUNI is better than other transit systems, but I still get around without a car.
That said, the fact that transit closes in London and Paris while New York doesn't is a major advantage. It's actually precisely the reason why I have been able to not take a taxi or have to walk home in the early morning. And in NYC, a lot of people don't own cars because they don't have to either.
- 5teev 15y agoBART and Muni beat most other transit systems in the US, but pale in comparison even to London, let alone Berlin or Frankfurt. If you're heading anywhere west of downtown SF, expect long waits for connecting buses...which often simply fail to appear, NextBus's predictions notwithstanding. As an earlier commenter mentioned, it's not uncommon for SF commuters to finish the last leg of their commute with a cab. And a lot of people in NYC don't have cars simply because they can't afford to park them, not because available mass transit makes them unnecessary.
- jasonwocky 15y agoIf you're getting by in NYC without a car, then the car is unnecessary, whether you can afford to park it or not.