Eric Fisher has a great batch of old timey maps and hypothetical San Franciscos. Take, for example, the above GE ad, which shows what BART could've been like if people didn't, well, suck. ("Um, yeah, technically, Brock, the reason why BART was never able to..." Whatever, we're blaming people. Hrumph.)

Even if BART stopped at, say, the very tip of west San Francisco, we would've been delighted. (If we recall, before having the luxury of working from home, the 38 Geary on a rainy day was a harrowing experience. Fie the damp Muni seat and untrained passenger!)

Sigh.

(via Burrito Justice)