It costs about $780M/mile to build new BART lines today and yet after this incredible amount of public expenditure, suburban communities can still override plans to build dense, transit-oriented housing on @sfbart-owned land. Email your CA reps and support @DavidChiu’s #AB2923https://twitter.com/NeverSassyLaura/status/1027327804948373504 …
transit
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housing
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together
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peanut butter
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jelly. This is how it is done in most other parts of the world where land rents are in turn used to finance transit infrastructure above and beyond operating fare revenue. https://www.theatlantic.com/china/archive/2013/09/the-unique-genius-of-hong-kongs-public-transportation-system/279528/ …
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A goal yes, but for the interim, l prefer
@sfbart work on it’s primary function...safe and reliable transit. As a commuter on Bart, I’ve witnessed many system fails daily. Giving them a blank check to develop lots without local control is frightening.@CBakerAD16Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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