>>Urban rail is quite appropriate in high density, highly centralized urban areas such as Tokyo-Yokohama, Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto, New York, London, Paris and Hong Kong.<<
Whether you guys in that category or not, I couldn't tell you. I can tell you that the Metro works here - for a lot of people. Not everyone. Light rail works in Chicago, too. In New Orleans, the streetcar works for a lot of people. I used to live Uptown and work in the CBD, and it made sense to take the streetcar to work every day. But that was not that long of a trip.
Here people can't walk to the Metro stations, they have to drive. And there are huge parking lots and parking garages. There are satellite lots for people who commute from far away and express buses from the satellite lots to the Metro stations.
The thing that bemuses me is that if you are able to drive during non-rush hour, as I am, the highways are almost empty during off hours.
What is the widest lane highway you guys have in California? |
