What city has the best Mass Transit system?

Question

Easy to get around without a car (ex. Train , Bus , Subway)

Please "Don't" Say NY Everyone..LOL..


WE KNOW

Answer 1

Pffftt...HELLOOOO!!

Portland Oregon!!

http://www.mensjournal.com/feature/0604/bestplaces.html
says the transit system is nearly flawless...

Awards from JUST the bus and MAX system...
http://www.trimet.org/about/awards.htm

CLEVELAND likes us!!! heres a pic of the Portland Streetcar and rap about it...FROM OHIO!!
http://citybeat.com/2007-02-28/news.shtml

L.A. is talking about us!!
http://www.gerdingedlen.com/files/pdf/portlandstreetcarincluenceslaplans7_16_07.pdf

and again from Austin Texas!
http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/story?oid=oid%3A505122

Tempe
http://www.azcentral.com/community/tempe/articles/0726tr-streetcar0727.html

Atlanta....
http://www.atlantastreetcar.org/index.cfm?FuseAction=pressroom.More&OID=70

Denver!
http://www.westword.com/2006-07-20/news/a-streetcar-named-desire/

Then there are the bicycles!
http://www.virgin-vacations.com/site_vv/11-most-bike-friendly-cities.asp

and flexcar...

Oh, want to see some pictures??
http://www.portlandground.com/

Answer 2

I would have to say Los Angeles because of the wide variety of options ranging from an extensive bus route network consisting on MTA primary lines, several municipal carriers and the ever expanding network of subway lines, BRT lines and heavy commuter regional rail. While it may seem slow to the car user, the system works quite well and can get you almost anywhere. As a side note, the entire state of California is now be linked together with mass transit meaning a rider could travel all the way from San Diego in the south through LA and up to San Francisco or Sacramento all by transfering between the various transit systems.

Answer 3

I like Washington, DC. It has a subway that's very clean, and because it's paid for with cards, the bums don't go on it, because the system won't let them exit if they've been in there too long. It also has a bus system, and you can live in a neighborhood where you can shop near your home so you don't have to drive. They also have Flex Cars and Zip Cars, which are parked near metro (subway) stations, and you can rent them by the hour if you need to, so you don't have to own a car for occasional short trips and picking up heavy things at stores.

Answer 4

When I was in college, Boston had a great system with lots of interlinks and knowledgeable drivers who could tell you how to get to almost any major place. That was quite a while ago, but it still looked good on last visit.
Dallas is getting to be pretty good, still expanding rail and adjusting bus routes. Drivers often don't even know details of places on their own routes though. On line and mobile planning including mobile "When is next bus at this stop?"

Answer 5

Tulsa, Oklahoma has between incredibly the worst public transit gadget interior the rustic. Their are merely some bus routes, and that they run purely each 50 minutes; no service on Sundays. very few neighborhoods have bus stops, and considerable thouroughfare streets have not have been given any routes in any respect. One might dare to declare, it would be much less confusing to attain your trip spot by way of antiquated measures which incorporate horse and buggy.

Answer 6

Boston for public transit. Small enough to hoof it if the bus/train stop is not right across the street.
Portland, OR if you want to ride your bike tho...bike riders get no respect in Boston!

Answer 7

Moscow