>>966244I wouldn't call it "bad". 20 years ago it was far better than what LA had (nothing). But now most cities are now at least building some sort of transit, including nearby San Jose. SF hasn't done any major projects except for the new T-line, which parallels the existing Caltrain tracks.
The problem is that SF focused entirely on connecting itself to Oakland but all the growth was in San Jose. Even after BART goes to SJ, it'll still be a longer ride than taking Caltrain directly to SF. If you look at transit studies done on SF, it all focuses on getting people into downtown via Market Street (which Muni is built around) and the Transbay Tube (which BART is built for). Just has it has since Muni was first built in 1906.
The new T-line is a means of "addressing" this, but isn't really a solution. There's still a major connectivity problem between Caltrain, Muni and BART inside SF itself. This is a particularly big problem given that CA high speed rail will run on Caltrain's line. Pic related (also notice how most people still suggest that the next transbay tube should be for BART, and not regular trains).
