Ah, why limit it to US cities? Montreal has a great system. Otherwise, yeah, DC's is pretty good if overly radial in my opinion. Pretty soon the entire city is gonna meet at Metro Center. But Montreal has buskers and you won't get arrested for sneaking a bite of your candy bar.
Don't know a thing about Chicago's. Or New York's. Dana On Tue, 8 Mar 2005 09:42:16 -0600, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Maureen wrote: > > I rode Bart extensively when I was in SF last year, with no problems. > > A few suggestions. Go to the web site at http://www.bart.gov/ and use > > the trip planner, so you can make sure you get on the correct train. > > Wear comfortable shoes, because just walking from the street to the > > train is quite a hike in some of the stations. Also, try to have > > correct change, because the change machines in the stations are > > notorious for eating your money. And remember, there are two airports > > in the SF area, so make sure you get directions to the right one. > > > > BTW, any votes for the best public transit systems in US cities? I > know compared to many European and Asian cities the US systems suck, > but some are better than others. For example: > > * Chicago can be a little seedy, but it's great for getting from the > airports downtown. A trip is about $1.50 I think where as a cab will > cost $40 and a car $60 > > * Washington DC has an awesome system - super clean, easy to use, and cheap. > > * BART - I'll let you know, but it used to be inbetween Chicago and DC, IMO. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:149624 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
