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Public Transportation and Smart Growth

nxylas

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5. Stockholm has the reputation of being the world's best

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Wed Dec 14, 2011, 08:34 AM

Dec 2011

Never been there myself, though. I wish there was some sort of quality index for mass transit systems, based on universally agreed criteria (percentage of homes within 500m of a transit stop, frequency of service and so on).

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Best Mass Transit Systems [View all] marmar Dec 2011 OP

Munich has an awesome mass transit system. The trains and buses are amazing. CottonBear Dec 2011 #1

I was going to add Munich to the list also CreekDog Dec 2011 #3

sooooooooooooo jealous! patrice Dec 2011 #2

Seconding Berlin, London, Paris, New York, Toronto CreekDog Dec 2011 #4

Stockholm has the reputation of being the world's best nxylas Dec 2011 #5

NOT Los Angeles. Hahahahahaha! kestrel91316 Dec 2011 #6

The Moscow Subway is without doubt the best (and most grand) txlibdem Dec 2011 #7

Love Torontos mass transit. Hate DCs. Ready4Change Dec 2011 #8