I would think that NYC's subway is vastly more important to the NYC area than BART is to the SF area. "During the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012, BART record

I would think that NYC's subway is vastly more important to the NYC area than BART is to the SF area. "During the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012, BART recorded an average weekday ridership of 366,565, the highest in its history" [1] NYC MTA average weekday ridership, 2011: 5,284,295 [2] [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bay_Area_Rapid_Transit#Ridership_levels http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bay_Area_Rapid_Transit#Ridershi... [2] http://www.mta.info/nyct/facts/ridership/ http://www.mta.info/nyct/facts/ridership/