San Francisco Bay Area readers absolutely must read this piece by Tom Radulovich of the BART Board of Directors, on the ongoing problems of transit planning in the Bay Area, and the tendency to under-invest in dense inner cities where the ridership potential is greatest.
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07/28/2009
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