> The important thing is to have public transport that is cheap, clean, efficient, 99.9% on-time and can handle large amounts of passengers. Couldn't agree mor

> The important thing is to have public transport that is cheap, clean, efficient, 99.9% on-time and can handle large amounts of passengers. Couldn't agree more. Situation is very similar in Tokyo. Almost from anywhere in the city, one can walk to a train station within 15 min; and trains come every 5-10 min if not more often. I was very surprised when I had to wait for 1 hour for CalTrain to go from airport to Palo Alto.