The Bay Area's Transit Dilemma: Too Many Agencies, Not Enough Riders
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bloomberg.comPosted Sep 16, 2020, 3:45 PM UTC
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bloomberg.comHmm I believe consolidation is the word you're looking for
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More evidence that BART is on extremely shaky financial ground. Time for them to exit the landlord business and cease development of their lots.
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uhh what? If there's one foolproof way to make money in the Bay, it's developing land close to transit
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LOL... You are extremely naive. The development of those lots in Berkeley would be a sucking money hole for all involved. Especially tax payers. Now that people are leaving in droves and thousands of apartments sit vacant, it is foolish and completely unnecessary to pursue building dense tenements that foster disease. Remember, density=death. You're going to remember I said that in a couple of months. You'll see.
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Wow I genuinely felt my IQ drop reading that.
OVERCROWDING is the problem, and DENSITY is the solution.
Developments are not money holes -- that's why people choose to build homes, you absolute muffin.
Oh and also, the classic "letting in the poor unwashed masses into my neighborhood will spread disease" is a tired tactic. Get better material.
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Consolidate them to 3. Bart, Muni, and VTA. All usable with Clipper Card.
Have BART take over SMART, and Muni can take AC transit etc.
Orrrrr hear me out -- turn them all into a single agency, allow them to align payment systems, schedules, and maintenance resources.
Economies of scale, my friend
You might be interested in Seamless Bay Area (lightly mentioned in the article).
Yeah, BARTA (Bay Area Rapid Transit Authority) sounds cool!