[nabs-l] Top 10 Cities with Best Transportation

[Kirt Manwaring]

Dear all,
  I'm a little surprised that Salt Lake is number 2, not so surprised
it's in the top ten.  Buses cover pretty much anywhere in the city,
light rail and buses can take you almost anywhere in the suburbs...but
the light rail system is woefully lacking (it doesn't go to the
airport, for instance), and I've heard complaints about buses missing
places outside of downtown.  Which makes me curious, like all the rest
of you, how this thing got put together.
  Best,
Kirt

On 2/12/11, Darian Smith <dsmithnfb at gmail.com> wrote:
> I am very curious as to how they put  this list  together.  I like
> Portland's system quite a bit, and Denver's is pretty solid
> considering how far-reaching it is.
>   alot of these systems differ from san francisco in that if you are
> looking at  SF proper's transportation system, it only  serves San
> Francisco and maybe a few parts outside of it.   There is certainly a
> system of transit  agencies  thatwhen counted, servefromBErkleyto San
> Jose,  and points between. You can even get to both San Francisco and
> Oakland's airports via public trans.  L.A. is notoriously suspect.  I
> do have to call into question the Methodology of this list.  Now, I
> can have a problem  with this "scientific study" *smile*
>   Darian
>
> On 2/12/11, J.J. Meddaugh <jj at bestmidi.com> wrote:
>> The list puzzles me a bit. Los Angeles, but not Chicago?
>> I wonder how they gathered their data.
>>
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>>> US News and World Report recently published a list of the top 10 cities
>>> with
>>> the best public transit.  You can search the site for the article to read
>>> more about each entry, but note that the presentation is an online
>>> slideshow.
>>>
>>> Tied at #9 were Austin and Denver
>>> #8 Honolulu
>>> #7 Los Angeles
>>> #6 San Francisco
>>> #5 Minneapolis/Saint Paul
>>> #4 Boston
>>> #3 New York City
>>> #2 Salt Lake City
>>> #1 Portland
>>>
>>> Anyway, I thought you guys might find it interesting.
>>>
>>> Best,
>>>
>>> Joe
>>>
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