Wallethub did a recent study—and coinciding report—that ranked 100 metropolitan areas in the United States, and ranked them according to certain commuting criteria; these included such relevant topics like gas prices, travel times, etc.. Corpus Christi, Texas came in first…but, like, no one actually lives there year-round. (The Blue Bubble of Texas I alluded to earlier came in 44th, for comparison.) And smack-dab on the bottom at 99 and 100 sits Oakland and San Francisco, respectively. Between the insanely high gas prices found in The City and East Bay, coupled with a bevy of other concrete congestive issues, the two Bay Area metropolitan areas won the participation medal by leaps-and-bounds. Moral of the story: as frustrating at the BART system may be at times, plot twist—driving is, in fact, hella worse.
