Simpler in concept maybe. In practice, I am not so sure. Just one example: In SV we voted for a tax increase in 2000 for a Bart Extension to San Jose. If we'

Simpler in concept maybe. In practice, I am not so sure. Just one example: In SV we voted for a tax increase in 2000 for a Bart Extension to San Jose. If we're (really) lucky, we might get it in 2030 after spending ~$10B. The total distance is ~20mi with less than 10 stations. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon_Valley_BART_extension https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon_Valley_BART_extension