synonymouse Wrote:
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> Sorry to have to beg to differ, but BART has been
> a major factor in sprawl in the East Bay,
> especially in the areas to the east of the hills,
> Concord and Walnut Creek being good examples.
> When BART got there in the very early seventies
> these areas were much more "open" then they are
> today.

Huh... You mean that more people live in these areas than did 30 years ago? Strange... Who would have thought?....

> BART is an expensive, high speed, high
> capacity system which encourages long distance
> commuting, thus encouraging subdivision growth in
> outlying areas.

Where are all of the open spaces in San Francisco that the outlying subdivisions would have otherwise been located if BART never came to be?

> And many BART customers still
> drive to suburban stations, undermining BART's
> claim to reducing auto traffic.

Let's see, on one hand, drive 10-20 miles to BART station then commute 20-30 miles via BART. On the other hand, drive 30-50 miles in a car to work... Yep, no reduction in auto traffic there. BART was way off...

I don't know, sounds like you may be being a little unreasonable...

-kyle