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2005-03-03

Mass Transit "We Love It! We Love It!"

Lots of people kick and scream whenever public transit is planned or voted on. However, if it can actually make it past the nay-sayers, things can turn out a lot different than the opponents imagined. Denver recently learned that mass transit makes everyone happier.. You should look no farther than Denver when considering mass transit for your own city.

1 Comments:

Blogger Andrew Hitchcock said...

Here's the thing. You say it would cost more than a H2 for each of the expected riders. That is assuming the expected rider numbers are accurate. In the article about Denver, they said, "riders have flocked to the line in numbers that vastly exceed original expectations".

Also, in regard to the accidents, ideally the light rail would travel on a different grade from vehicles, but I know that doesn't always happen (here in Seattle it will travel above ground in some areas).

Finally, just because it takes 20 years doesn't mean it should be discouraged. Just think of what traffic would be like in 20 years if people couldn't take light rail. By the time you realize you would need it, the traffic would already be very bad and it would still take you 20 years to build the light rail. Light rail is a long way off here in Seattle (four years or so for just the first link from downtown to the airport), and the rest of the links are even farther down the line, but I still support it because I would like to be able to use it later in life.

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