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Chicago has very good public transportation. I didn't get to ride on it though when I was there last weekend. We mostly took taxis, our rental van, or walked.
There are several cities with good--or even very good--public transportation in the U.S., but if the question is "which city's is the best?" then nothing comes close to NYC.
Your Joking right , Omaha & Birmingham , Indy only have Buses and a small system at that. Dallas is the only system on your list that is expanding fast and is great already. LA is right behind , but will overtake Dallas by 2015 in system size terms. Miami is a few lines and nothing more.
The Best States are.by Regional Rail , Bus , Light Rail & Streetcars systems & Metros
Lower New York
New Jersey
Southeastern PA
Eastern Mass
Rhode Island
Northern Delaware
75 % of Maryland
Northern Virgina
Coastal Maine
Coastal New Hampshire (along the Downeaster corridor)
Northern Oregon
Northern Illinois
Northwestern Indiana
40% of California
Dense Suburban / Urban Washington State
Future States for Best Transportation systems
2020 70% of Virgina at the current rate
Upstate New York by 2030
Western Mass by 2020
Vermont by 2020 or 2025
70% of California by 2030
80% of Dense Urban / Suburban by 2030
Urban / Dense North Carolina by 2030
All of Urban / Dense Suburban Texas by 2030
All Cities in Minnesota by 2025
All Urban areas of Florida by 2035
Western , Northeastern PA by 2015 or 25
Central Delaware by 2020
Majority of Georgia by 2025
For Cities here are my picks.
NYC
DC
Chicago
Portland
Boston
Philly
SF
Dallas
Jersey City
Baltimore
Atlanta
Newark,NJ
Phoenix
Now For the future cities that have plans to build Streetcars / Light Rail , should all be in place form what i'm reading by 2030.
Providence
New Haven
Worcester
Springfield
Stamford
Des Moises
Elizabeth,NJ
New Brunswick,NJ
Reading,PA
Temple,AZ
Fort Worth
San Antonio
Austin
Atlanta
Orlando
Richmond
Hampton roads
Lancaster,PA
St. Paul,MN
Kansas,MO
Tampa
Jacksonville
Harrisburg
Allentown
Scranton-Wilkes Berra
Albany
Rochester
Syracuse
Binghamton
Portland,ME
Paterson,NJ
Wilmington,DE
Annapolis,MD
Alexandria
Raleigh-Durham
Augusta,GA
Boise
Colorado Spring's
Albuquerque
Prescott
Las Vegas
Reno
Kansas City
OKC
Tulsa
Birmingham
Honolulu
Mobile
I might have left some out.......I collected the majority of those cities & Towns form there regional 2020 / 30 plans.
Food for thought: New York City has more train riders than every other city in the USA combined!
Other than NYC, I would say:
Chicago, DC, Boston, Philly
Wow, amazing statistic. Thanks a lot for the information.
I would agree with your list, but would add San Francisco into the mix.
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