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[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by n012944</i> <br /><br />[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by EUCLID TRAVIS</i> <br /><br />Well they just completed the Hiawatha LRT here in Minneapolis. I think it is about 12 miles long and cost almost $1 billion. It will cost $25-30 million per year just to run it. The riders swear by it, but of course, with 12 miles of route, the users are a select group. We are told that it may not make economic sense right now, but once we build a whole network of rail lines, and rebuild the city around them, it will all make sense. <br />[/quote] <br /> <br />You have to start somewhere <br /> <br /> <br />Bert <br />[/quote] <br /> <br /> <br />Yes, but you should start something that is not absurd. For the money, it would be far more efficient to improve the roads and bus transit. If the objective is to clean up the air, why not get the job done sooner rather than later?
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