I think the problem of Bay Area transit can be summed up in this convenient guide: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transportation_in_the_San_Francisco_Bay_Area ht

I think the problem of Bay Area transit can be summed up in this convenient guide: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transportation_in_the_San_Francisco_Bay_Area http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transportation_in_the_San_Franc... There are too many agencies, each one too myopic and embroiled in local politics to make good decisions - successful large projects seem to be more an accident than anything else. This is a nice article on what a "utopian" transit strategy might look like: http://www.theatlanticcities.com/design/2012/03/fantasy-transit-map-san-francisco/1548/ http://www.theatlanticcities.com/design/2012/03/fantasy-tran...