There were others from the SF bay area, like me, but even people from as far afield as Wisconsin, New York and even Sweden!

FORBES: Startups in the Desert - Investigating the Las Vegas Downtown Project

As a former resident of the SF Bay Area (where the BART is), frequent business traveller to WA DC (where MARTA is) and now living in Orlando, it is clear to me that Central Florida is missing out on the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be a future US MegaCity.

FORBES: Will Tea Party Republicans Derail High-Speed Trains in the U.S.?

We're hoping our SF readers are as stoked about our first Bay Area Reader Meetup as we are which goes down later today, incidentally.

ENGADGET: Reminder: SF Engadget Reader Meetup, today's the day!