Ernest Schaal wrote:
> in article 3F08C58F.4070306@hotmail.com, Declan Murphy at
> declan_murphy@hotmail.com wrote on 7/7/03 9:57 AM:
> 
>>Ernest Schaal wrote:
>>
>>>in article ad4hgvgc82osiqbmc3t2qve08mnkeso811@4ax.com, Michael Cash at
>>>mikecash@sunfield.ne.jp wrote on 7/7/03 6:18 AM:
>>
>>>>Ummm.....Because 1) so many of them don't 2) it's easier than putting
>>>>forth an active police presence and 3) gives the impression that
>>>>something is being done about the problem?
>>>>
>>>>If that ain't the answer, then I'm stumped.
>>>
>>>You don't see them in the US, do you?
>>
>>Out of curiousity though, how many US cities have mass-transit subway
>>systems comparable to those in Japan or with London, Paris etc? NYC?
>>East coast only?
> 
> I know for sure that Los Angeles and San Francisco have them. I would not be
> surprised if most large cities have them now.

I remember steetcars in SF, but can't remember anything in LA other than 
the freeway my hotel was next to. So somebody in LA can get from 
anywhere in the metropolitan area to anywhere in the metropolitan area 
entirely (and fast/efficiently) by subway? If that is the case, it seems 
to be a well kept secret. Next time I'm in LA, I'm riding da tube!




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