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Originally Posted by drifting sun
Wow, BART is getting ambitious, did they recently report something like a $20 million surplus? Would the City benefit from MUNI halting any future plans and let BART build and maintain any subway lines on the peninsula from here on out?
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No! They wouldn't because there is no guarantee BART would actually build the lines MUNI wants to build. BART is a Regional transit agency, not a Municipal one.
How would San Francisco feel about their BART taxes going to support a streetcar line less than 2 miles in length in Richmond or Oakland? They wouldn't. Just turning the situation around we arrive at the truth.
BART should continue to be a Regional transit agency while Muni should continue as a Municipal one. Let Oakland and Richmond fund their own Municipal buses and trams.