10 Best Cities for Public Transportation

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dupid of IN 1:46PM May 15, 2012

When will this country EVER wake up and make PUBLIC transportation a major PRIORITY !!! After all gas prices are $10 a gallon? It is just insane !! I was living in West Berlin in 1976-1980 = 4 years !! The germans had the best system I have ever used/seen anywhere! Single and double decker buses where high use required more seats, and, a U Bahn (subway system) with entry at bus stops above gound, stairways down to the trains. Times were coordinated for maximum use and eficiency for passengers going from one to the other !! 90 minutes fare going in one general direction was about a dollar for both combinations of bus and subway use, same ticket!! Bring them here to show us HOW!!!!

Fed up of FL 4:05AM May 13, 2012

Salt Lake City should be near the top...

SLC of UT 1:12AM April 05, 2012

Los Angeles public transportation is not optimized due to the size of LA. You would need more lines and stops than NYC for LA to even be considered has having sufficient public transportation

hill of NY 8:07AM February 07, 2012

funny how none of these are in the South.

C.N. of TX 12:58AM January 29, 2012

How is Chicago not in the Top 10 and really, number 13?
With the second highest ridership in the entire U.S., Chicago accounts for nearly 25% of mass commuters in the U.S. (NY is over 40%). The “L” train serves 7 different lines where it’s nearly accessible anywhere within the city and goes out to the suburbs. Let’s not forget that they operate over 140 bus transit routes on the CTA alone. This doesn’t even include the Free Enterprise Bus system or PACE bus system. Perhaps we should also mention the 18 Metra Train routes servicing stations in the suburbs and all the way into Wisconsin and Indiana or the Metra Electric Lines. Add on the ATS system, Lake Michigan Ferry System, Street Trolley System, as well as Express Bus Route Systems and Bicycle Commuter Lanes and Chicago should have easily made the top 10. Perhaps you should revisit the wonderful survey and see how all this was completely missed as I’ve been to many of the cities listed and can truly only say New York and Denver are the only competing cities.

Dan of IL 1:56AM January 01, 2012

the one thing missing from these ratings is driver attitude. San Francisco driver are horrible-- unfriendly, disrespectful, and i've personally had drivers close the door on me three times, and several times drive right past the bus stop without stopping.

johny why of CA 8:49PM December 04, 2011

I'm from southern Cal too but I don't use a car at all and the trolley only takes me about 110 dollars a year. I use it every day to go to work and school. Its good for me. Sorry you have such a bad experience, maybe you don't know the deals? -to MIZ RAVEN

Kelly of CA 2:27PM November 27, 2011

Omg! This so wrong!!! Public transport in Boston is fantastic!!! In SoCal it's horrendous!!! It's expensive, the trains don't run late enough, if you want to go somewhere that's 20 minutes driving expect to take at least an hour in SoCals bus system! Boston should be closer to the top spot while SoCal should not even be on this list. I live in north county san diego and I have to go to Anaheim tomorrow with my son. For us round trip it is $80.00!!! I could drive my 1972 suburban there and back for $50.00....... So the only reason to take public transport in SoCal is to be politically correct and not to deal with traffic! In Boston you don't need a car at all and I went all over the place for no more that $5.00 a day!!!

Miz Raven of CA 4:19PM November 20, 2011