AKIE BERMISS: I have a simple perspective when it comes to public transportation: New York City does it best. Hands-down, no quibbling, end of story. To a certain extent, we invented functional mass transit. We made it work on a municipal level in a way that no other city has been able to even come close to replicating. There is no competition. We own it.
EMILY SAIDEL: I’ve experienced a number of public transit systems: Philadelphia for four years, Chicago for four years, New York for almost four, not to mention travel forays in Boston, Washington D.C., and San Francisco. The system I’ve been most impressed with? London.
MOLLY SCHOEMANN: Don’t get me wrong, I love Boston. It’s like my second, not-as-good home away from home. There’s great history there, and lots of character, and the letter “R” is pronounced “AH” by natives, who like nothing more than to glare at you from under their Red Sox caps. What’s not to like? Oh, right. The cold. And the high cost of living. And all those college students. And the godforsaken T.