Originally Posted by
Palal
The problem in the bay area is the tribalism and the fragmented management of the infrastructure - not just airport infrastructure. In a perfect world, OAK and SFO would be connected by a 20-25-min ferry, which would allow for the two airports to operate as an airport system. Given how the current management practices are set up, that won't happen any time in the future.
This applies in spades to pretty well every decision SFO makes. For example, the realignment of UBER etc. pick ups, whilst sensible in itself, completely fails to see the big picture. The aim is to reduce congestion and also pollution. So, instead of slapping a significant tax on BART arrivals which create no congestion and very low pollution, they should simply slap a tax on all car arrivals, including cabs, Ubers and shuttles. Then they could even subsidise BART, rather than discourage people from using it.