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georgedpr georgedpr
 
M$1 March 08, 2009 04:36 AM

What city in either Canada or the US has the best mass-transit (trains, buses etc.)?

I am thinking about relocating from my current metro-area to another metro area. Though I don't own a vehicle and don't really want to own a vehicle so I would like to move to a city with good public transit. The term best would mean the most comprehensive coverage, and timely. I also prefer trains to buses,but that is more a style preference than deal breaker.
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eatthatpop... eatthatpop...
 
 March 08, 2009 08:03 AM
LA is definitely NOT your city!
I ran into a man who lived in Boston who did not own a car, and it's very common to live in New York (with the amazing subway system) and not own a car. The Bay Area (San Francisco, Berkley) has BART, so although they may not have "The Best" public transportation system, they have a good one-and within San Francisco you definitely don't need a vehicle.

Chicago has a 24 hour public transportation system, but I have no personal experience using it.
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Here's Forbe's list of the top 10 commuter cities in America, it's very interesting to see which one's made it!
http://www.forbes.com/2008/04/24/cities-commute-fuel-forbeslife-cx_mw_0424r...

Here's the 10 most WALKABLE cities in America: http://www.thedailygreen.com/environmental-news/latest/most-walkable-cities...

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• Thanks for the combination of oratory and documents. Great to have some links and the personal experience.


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eatthatpop... eatthatpop...
 
March 10, 2009 04:46 AM
Thanks! I'm glad I could help.

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skyvan skyvan
 
March 08, 2009 05:24 AM
I've been looking around many places and it seems like there are a few cities that are consensus selections, though I'm guessing these people have only considered US cities. Among the cities are New York, Portland (Oregon), Washington DC, Chicago and San Francisco. I hope this helps. I personally have had great experiences in NY and Chicago and mixed experiences with public transit in San Francisco.
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http://www.city-data.com/forum/


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malivich malivich
 
March 08, 2009 01:44 PM
Ah Gold Hill Oregon, if you don't limit it to metro-areas. Everythings in walking distance it's so smalll

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bdegrande bdegrande
 
March 08, 2009 11:18 PM
New York and Toronto of the ones I have seen. Toronto also has a great network of underground tunnels so you can walk around in the winter without freezing. New York without a car is very easy.

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