@Roy Kamisato:  The problem with your assertion that it's too late and we should just spend $10 Billion on a rail system that won't reduce traffic by more than 2% is that it does nothing to solve the underlying problem which is the insanity of having everyone on this island going towards one side of it to work and several other sides of it to live.  All rail is and will ever be is an employment program and a money giveaway to large developers.  If the folks in the City and the State were really serious about making a significant dent into our traffic problems, there are ways to accomplish this without having to spend $10 Billion.  For example, for those that do not actually have to serve customers in person, there's the concept of telework or telecommuting where people either work from an alternative site or from home instead of having to drive all the way into town.  You could even give tax credits to businesses to encourage this if that's what it takes.  (cont)