Originally Posted by
lhrsfo
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.
The problem is BART runs BART, not the airport, and BART has its own budget considerations. Riders on the airport extensions pay the high costs of those rides so that other commuters don't have to subsidize them, which makes sense. Like many Bay Area problems, it stems from having many different fiefdoms all running independently, with their own incentives, looking out for only themselves.