San Pablo Avenue in Berkeley, Albany, El Cerrito and Richmond, California has the BART rail two blocks away from a major bus line, and stations tend to be one to two miles apart except in downtown San Francisco. The rail and bus are both heavily used all hours of the day for trips short and long, by people of all income levels. However, people with groceries use the bus line, not the rail, indicating that people who need transportation to meet their basic needs are best served by more buses that stop each block, not more rail stations.

The rail line should have limited stops for high speed and well sheltered underground stations for safety, comfort and speed, and in addition to serving local neighborhood needs, a major purpose of the rail should be to connect into regional rail lines. I oppose the current Central Corridor project, not based on cost, but based on design. I would strongly support a line designed similar to the rail line in Bangkok (above grade stations) or Kyoto, Japan, population 1.5 million (below grade stations).