Comments on: Bay Area Diaries — Prologue http://metroriderla.com/2008/01/20/bay-area-diaries-prologue/ los angeles transit oriented lifestyle Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:20:21 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: RaphaelMazor http://metroriderla.com/2008/01/20/bay-area-diaries-prologue/comment-page-1/#comment-294006 RaphaelMazor Wed, 23 Jan 2008 22:28:23 +0000 http://metroriderla.com/2008/01/20/bay-area-diaries-prologue/#comment-294006 As a former resident of both The City and The City, I can assure you (ScottMercer) that you are wrong on that count. But some of us who have spent time in Oakland affectionately refer to San Francisco as the West Bay! As a former resident of both The City and The City, I can assure you (ScottMercer) that you are wrong on that count.

But some of us who have spent time in Oakland affectionately refer to San Francisco as the West Bay!

]]> By: Dan W. http://metroriderla.com/2008/01/20/bay-area-diaries-prologue/comment-page-1/#comment-293755 Dan W. Mon, 21 Jan 2008 21:19:06 +0000 http://metroriderla.com/2008/01/20/bay-area-diaries-prologue/#comment-293755 San Francisco Bay Area is fascinating. I love it there. There are three main cities: San Francisco, San Jose and Oakland. There is commuter rail, heavy rail and light rail. I love the electronic buses with the overhead tracks. There are a couple of major transit projects: Finishing the transbay terminal so that Cal Train can go all the way into downtown. Hooking up BART and Cal Train in San Jose. There are also extensions of BART in the East Bay which are desired. Marin County opted out of BART and I am sure they wonder now if that was smart. The Golden Gate Bridge can sustain rail traks and I wouldn't be suprised to sometime in the future seeing rail heading northward. One important note: During the 1989 quate, BART was a safe place to be. When the San Francisco Bay Bridge collapsed, BART continued safely on. So much for the theory that subways are unsafe during an earthquake, especially the several-minute section underneath the bay between San Francisco and Oakland. Also, the collapse of the double decker freway is why we won't ever see double decking here. Thank goodness. San Francisco Bay Area is fascinating. I love it there. There are three main cities: San Francisco, San Jose and Oakland. There is commuter rail, heavy rail and light rail. I love the electronic buses with the overhead tracks.

There are a couple of major transit projects: Finishing the transbay terminal so that Cal Train can go all the way into downtown. Hooking up BART and Cal Train in San Jose. There are also extensions of BART in the East Bay which are desired. Marin County opted out of BART and I am sure they wonder now if that was smart. The Golden Gate Bridge can sustain rail traks and I wouldn’t be suprised to sometime in the future seeing rail heading northward.

One important note: During the 1989 quate, BART was a safe place to be. When the San Francisco Bay Bridge collapsed, BART continued safely on. So much for the theory that subways are unsafe during an earthquake, especially the several-minute section underneath the bay between San Francisco and Oakland. Also, the collapse of the double decker freway is why we won’t ever see double decking here. Thank goodness.

]]> By: tykejohnson http://metroriderla.com/2008/01/20/bay-area-diaries-prologue/comment-page-1/#comment-293743 tykejohnson Mon, 21 Jan 2008 19:49:47 +0000 http://metroriderla.com/2008/01/20/bay-area-diaries-prologue/#comment-293743 oh man... wad is back! and lolz ahead of time at megabus. oh man… wad is back! and lolz ahead of time at megabus.

]]> By: ScottMercer http://metroriderla.com/2008/01/20/bay-area-diaries-prologue/comment-page-1/#comment-293741 ScottMercer Mon, 21 Jan 2008 19:24:33 +0000 http://metroriderla.com/2008/01/20/bay-area-diaries-prologue/#comment-293741 San Francisco is not "The City." Everyone knows that New York City is "The City." At least everyone that grew up within 100 miles of New York City. Anyway, I took a similar trip to Wad's back in October 2007. I'll add my own two cents on my experiences, as appropriate. Looking forward to the tale. San Francisco is not “The City.”

Everyone knows that New York City is “The City.”

At least everyone that grew up within 100 miles of New York City.

Anyway, I took a similar trip to Wad’s back in October 2007. I’ll add my own two cents on my experiences, as appropriate. Looking forward to the tale.

]]> By: Wad http://metroriderla.com/2008/01/20/bay-area-diaries-prologue/comment-page-1/#comment-293676 Wad Mon, 21 Jan 2008 07:49:03 +0000 http://metroriderla.com/2008/01/20/bay-area-diaries-prologue/#comment-293676 Alas, I did not get to use those agencies on this trip. It was just Muni, BART, Golden Gate and Santa Rosa. Alas, I did not get to use those agencies on this trip. It was just Muni, BART, Golden Gate and Santa Rosa.

]]> By: TheOverheadWire http://metroriderla.com/2008/01/20/bay-area-diaries-prologue/comment-page-1/#comment-293596 TheOverheadWire Sun, 20 Jan 2008 20:17:26 +0000 http://metroriderla.com/2008/01/20/bay-area-diaries-prologue/#comment-293596 Can't wait to see what you say about the Bay. Hope you got a little AC Transit or VTA in there too. Can’t wait to see what you say about the Bay. Hope you got a little AC Transit or VTA in there too.

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