West & East divide-cycling issues, non-car issues

[shootingstar]

Is there a knowledge gap in the U.S. between Seattle/Portland/San Francisco and what happens in NYC/Boston/Washington on cycling infrastructure, mass transit system developments?

It continues to amaze me after living, working and cycling (last 14 yrs.) for 20 yrs. in Toronto, now living in Vancouver since 2002, the lack of knowledge of what many Vancouverites know about Toronto and what Toronto knows about Vancouver ..on cycling infrastructure and mass transit issues.

It has resulted in some strange debates here in Vancouver..people who support aboveground elevated light rail, (instead of underground, which I know is more expensive...), streetcars/trams for really long distances in busy congested travel corridors, ungated transit stations, etc. Long, exhausting arguments, justifications, etc.

On the other side, I feed info. to a friend in Ontario who lives in Toronto and works in transportation policy, about Vancouver developments.

Maybe it's too much info. for folks on Internet, so people can only know what's happening locally. If they know at all the right info.

Maybe it's attitude of some WEst coast people about the East and vice versa. I dunno.