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Old 05-27-2010, 11:58 AM
 
Location: roaming gnome
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portland, lmao, thats funny.

#2 is dc, #3 chicago, #4 boston, #5 sf, #6 philly
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Old 05-27-2010, 12:06 PM
 
Location: The Lakes
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I say Chicago just for the ease of use, DC for effectiveness
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Old 05-27-2010, 12:11 PM
 
Location: Boston
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OKC less than 1 %...nice.
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Old 05-27-2010, 12:11 PM
 
Location: DC/Brooklyn, NY/Miami, FL
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Wrong, all of you. I'm ashamed.

The answer is Portland. I really didn't even know this was a discussion, I take this as fact.
Transportation in Portland, Oregon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
If anything Portland is one of the worst.
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Old 05-27-2010, 12:12 PM
 
Location: East Coast of the United States
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If anything Portland is one of the worst.
Better than LA though!
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Old 05-27-2010, 12:13 PM
 
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Portland wins. The numbers in the other metros are higher because they are significantly more developed and driving a car is too expensive.

You cannot say which city has the best Public Transportation solely on the number of Riders. Thats an illogical way of looking at it.

Look at the list of most congested cities:
#10 Boston
#8 Chicago
#6 NYC
#4 San Francisco
#1 D.C.
Source: In Pictures: America's Most Congested Cities - Forbes.com

Portland and NYC are the two cities with the best public transportation. Of course places with significant overcrowding issues are going to have more riders because so many more people have to get in and out and can't afford the congestion. Portland was well planned from the start so people don't have to deal with the congestion and those that want to drive still can. A larger percentage of the population riding the transit does not equal better transit it equals more congestion and decent transit.

You would have to take into account population numbers, toll roads, parking costs, fuel costs, insurance, rider numbers, cost to ride, and carbon footprint, among other things to get a truly accurate sense. Portland is far and away the best for this - thats why Portland doesn't even show up on congestion lists.

How in one hand are you going to say DC is number 2 best public transit when DC is also ranked the most congested city? It doesn't make sense.

#1 NYC
#2 Portland
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Old 05-27-2010, 12:14 PM
 
Location: DC/Brooklyn, NY/Miami, FL
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It's a tie between DC and Chi-town.

Boston shouldn't even be mentioned, it only has two real subway lines, which are the orange and red lines. The blue line is more of a commuter train since I uses an overhead wires and the trains are build different and the Green line is a lightrail.
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Old 05-27-2010, 12:16 PM
 
Location: DC/Brooklyn, NY/Miami, FL
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Originally Posted by EndersDrift View Post
Portland wins. The numbers in the other metros are higher because they are significantly more developed and driving a car is too expensive.

You cannot say which city has the best Public Transportation solely on the number of Riders. Thats an illogical way of looking at it.

Look at the list of most congested cities:
#10 Boston
#8 Chicago
#6 NYC
#4 San Francisco
#1 D.C.
Source: In Pictures: America's Most Congested Cities - Forbes.com

Portland and NYC are the two cities with the best public transportation. Of course places with significant overcrowding issues are going to have more riders because so many more people have to get in and out and can't afford the congestion. Portland was well planned from the start so people don't have to deal with the congestion and those that want to drive still can. A larger percentage of the population riding the transit does not equal better transit it equals more congestion and decent transit.

You would have to take into account population numbers, toll roads, parking costs, fuel costs, insurance, rider numbers, cost to ride, and carbon footprint, among other things to get a truly accurate sense. Portland is far and away the best for this - thats why Portland doesn't even show up on congestion lists.

How in one hand are you going to say DC is number 2 best public transit when DC is also ranked the most congested city? It doesn't make sense.

#1 NYC
#2 Portland

OMG get over yourself, y'all don't even have a subway system!!!!!!!!!!'
Plus Portland's metro is no where as big as D.C.'s.
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Old 05-27-2010, 12:17 PM
 
Location: DC/Brooklyn, NY/Miami, FL
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Why is Portland even mentioned in this thread, needs drink a tall glass of sit down and shut the hell up.
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Old 05-27-2010, 12:18 PM
 
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"The top cities for transit depend on who’s ranking, and what criteria they use. According to SustainLane.com, a website that weights transit heavily among other factors to rank the 50 most populous U.S. cities’ sustainability, the top five green cities for 2008 were Portland, OR; San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA; Chicago, IL; and New York, NY."

Source: It's Easy Being Green: Top Cities to Leave Your Car at Home

In other factors many of the cities named score higher as you can read on the site.
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