Even public transportation systems have their issues, though. Here in DC the metro system was initially developed only to get people in and out of the city center. It is beyond frustrating if you've just trying to get from one end of the city to another. And if you want to get from the outer parts of one line to the outer parts of another. And now one of the most rapidly growing areas right outside of DC is having to be completely ripped apart and re-done because it grew so fast without even an ounce of city planning that it was almost unsafe. And applying urban planning to such an old area is pretty difficult. So, I don't think Anchorage is alone in the problem. I think the problem is that it's hard to get people in Anchorage to commit to fund anything that would change the problem. As much as I love Alaska, we Alaskans do not like to part with our money even if it means to pay taxes that would fund improvements to the city.