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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH
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To: Zoltan! who wrote (213364)12/30/2001 3:08:24 PM
From: portage  Read Replies (2) of 769670
 
>>BART is a joke<< Rubbish. Many people who take BART wouldn't ride buses=more freeway congestion. Build it and they won't come. Especially the "rich".

The separated BART right of way ensures more reliable travel times than even express buses. BART picked up the load when the Bay Bridge was down from the earthquake. During the 1997 transit strike, inter-county commute times went from 30-40 minutes to a few hours or more when BART shut down -- it doesn't carry a majority of commute traffic, but it serves as a necessary safety valve to prevent completely gridlocked traffic flow, saves the cost of additional freeway lanes and their maintainance, and is a backup redundancy in emergencies such as earthquakes. No transit system is self-supporting, but BART has one of the highest farebox ratios of any -- 60%+ compared to buses in the 20%'s. Bus systems are cheaper to build, but their operating expenses are higher with many more drivers required per passenger than rail. Both bus and freeways are subsidized by tax money as well.

A balanced transportation system in a large, dense metropolitan area works best with highway, bus, and rail. BART would not necessarily be good for Denver or Cleveland, but it is good for the Bay Area. It's quite popular among Bay Area residents too, if you're so focused on studies and polls.
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