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Prism

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2. I do not understand who engineered this system

Fri Jun 5, 2015, 09:08 PM

Jun 2015

Let's set aside my complaint that Bart does not go to enough places in the city (the entire western 2/3rds) and that stupid non overnight pain in everyone's rear.

Who designed these expressways?!

Endless merges within merges within merges. The fact there are a billion accidents a day does not shock me.

Designing a system where people have to cross multiple lanes of traffic just before the maze.

If someone sneezes on 80, traffic will halt clear up to Vallejo. Even on weekends, you're risking slamming into an endless, slow-going mass.

Luckily I work close to home and don't need to touch the freeway. Can't use Bart on weekends as my friends don't even hit the bars til 11pm. AC transit will get there when it gets there.

I can't believe this is the transportation system of a major metropolitan area.

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Commuting in the Bay Area is becoming Hell. [View all] RandySF Jun 2015 OP

becoming? dlwickham Jun 2015 #1

I was going to say this PowerToThePeople Jun 2015 #9

My first thought too. I commuted there 25 years ago there & even then my "reverse" commute was Hell. Arugula Latte Jun 2015 #62

I do not understand who engineered this system Prism Jun 2015 #2

How late do the bars stay open vs. the running of BART? Juicy_Bellows Jun 2015 #5

I noticed that the light-rail here (Houston) kentauros Jun 2015 #11

Yep, BART ends around 12:30am or so. arcane1 Jun 2015 #13

I don't know why it is that magic 90 minute window but it seems to hold true in many places. nt. Juicy_Bellows Jun 2015 #21

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Always have an escape route to a secret party cave Prism Jun 2015 #53

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Bars close at 2am. Last Bart is 12:20. Prism Jun 2015 #19

I hear that. Juicy_Bellows Jun 2015 #22

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LOL!!! OMG, Pigeon Farts causing 4 hour traffic jam, ain't that the truth! LOL! Especially on 2banon Jun 2015 #34

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Awesome. I have friends up in Portland. Fiddlers mainly. 2banon Jun 2015 #37

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excellent.. 2banon Jun 2015 #42

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:) 2banon Jun 2015 #58

They've finally, finally gotten around to widening the narrows Prism Jun 2015 #54

It's Jammed again FreakinDJ Jun 2015 #3

As a native of the Bay Area CountAllVotes Jun 2015 #4

Oh, but the sushi !!!!! pangaia Jun 2015 #7

Hellbilly in Cali seveneyes Jun 2015 #6

I BART from SF to Walnut Creek, and the train still gets empty by the time I get there, but... arcane1 Jun 2015 #8

are you talking about the Peets in the BART/MUNI stations dlwickham Jun 2015 #27

One of the stores. The quality is great, there are just too many people these days n/t arcane1 Jun 2015 #33

Walnut Creek is getting more high-density construction, too. It's only gonna get more Tokyoish, Arugula Latte Jun 2015 #65

Bay Area native, never going back CrawlingChaos Jun 2015 #10

I still love it here. I've lived in SF for 29 years. Luminous Animal Jun 2015 #16

I'm happy for you Luminous Animal. I really mean that. CrawlingChaos Jun 2015 #44

Crazily enough, my 25 year old daughter and all of her friends are hanging on here and none of them Luminous Animal Jun 2015 #48

I know SF will always be an important city for artists CrawlingChaos Jun 2015 #49

It's funny how a large influx of wealthy people can turn a place into a dump. arcane1 Jun 2015 #17

oh god, you can say that again CrawlingChaos Jun 2015 #45

To quote Yogi Berra 1939 Jun 2015 #56

+1 CountAllVotes Jun 2015 #23

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+1 CountAllVotes Jun 2015 #25

I thought about that ALL the time CrawlingChaos Jun 2015 #47

Satan Rosa is a sea of cars. I left Palo Alto 25 years ago. It was bad even then. Gregorian Jun 2015 #18

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I used to live in Sonoma Co. and worked on SMART train initiatives. 2banon Jun 2015 #31

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I live in Alameda and try to avoid taking Bart at certain times. 2banon Jun 2015 #24

I used to live in Alameda dlwickham Jun 2015 #28

I Love the O line. except that isn't frequent enough. 2banon Jun 2015 #29

I took the OX dlwickham Jun 2015 #66

yeah.. I suppose the frequency of OX is about on par with the O? 2banon Jun 2015 #72

My mom and sis just got back from San Fran and the Bay area bigwillq Jun 2015 #26

I read last year about sf commuters who ride back one or two stops to get a seat Liberal_in_LA Jun 2015 #30

That's interesting.. I did not know this! hmm.. 2banon Jun 2015 #36

I do something like that. RandySF Jun 2015 #40

It's called "upstreaming" Gormy Cuss Jun 2015 #50

that's the term. thx Liberal_in_LA Jun 2015 #60

I feel there needs to be more trains. DEMTough Jun 2015 #39

When it comes to traffic and communting, you have to make a choice in your lifestyle. TerrapinFlyer Jun 2015 #41

My wife and I were discussing this very thing on a drive from Fairfield to Oakland last Wednesday Adsos Letter Jun 2015 #46

I'm from up-state NY, Riding the BART in 1975 brand new, you orpupilofnature57 Jun 2015 #51

Bet we got you beat here in DC. DCBob Jun 2015 #52

You could say the same about just about any major metro area. MineralMan Jun 2015 #55

It's tricky in the Bay Area because of the necessity of crossing bridges Arugula Latte Jun 2015 #64

You reminded me of the time I lived in Santa Barbara yuiyoshida Jun 2015 #68

East bay south here Lonusca Jun 2015 #57

580 at Livermore --ugh. Gormy Cuss Jun 2015 #61

Awwwww..... brooklynite Jun 2015 #63

I have a simple solution yuiyoshida Jun 2015 #67

I have solutions, as well. More mass transit. Dedicated bus lanes. No right turns on transit lanes. Luminous Animal Jun 2015 #69

Could you please explain this some more to those of us not from the Bay Area? StevieM Jun 2015 #70

It sounds good now while the job market is still improving RandySF Jun 2015 #71

BART and public transit are so in need of expansion CreekDog Jun 2015 #74

As a transplant, here is my impression Lonusca Jun 2015 #73