You build transit, you get transit oriented development. You build highways, you get highway oriented development. Neither, in and of themselves pay their way. Pick, and live with the consequences.
-Don (Random stuff, mostly about trains - what else? http://blerfblog.blogspot.com/)
Never too old to have a happy childhood!
We can go to Switzerland for a streetcar and interurban paradise with spectacular scenery and good food as well. Kind of pricey though.
Or live in Dallas or St. Louis or Portland, Or., all of which seem to be on the road to recreating the interurban and streetcar age.
I do have to thank the Eternal for my good fortune to be able to ride Jerusalem light rail any time I wish to, and be confident that the system will expand to allow me to use it for daily commutation.
Seems like it was made for a segment on Sesame Street or something...conclusion "maybe it's good , maybe it's not, it depends"
Well duh!
Annoying music too, but suppose thats's in the ear of the beholder.
Probably costs plenty to make too! Consultants. Lots of consultants.
Well for the record I have long tooted that streetcar systems and interurbans should never have gone in the first place...we all really had our act together big time for a long time and foolishly lost it.
Yes, I know the arguments and rationale, hold your fire.
In the end we allowed it because that is the way society wanted it but we could have had a modern day virtually interconnected system in place had we chose to.
All in a perfect shiny star world I guess, and Lord knows we are far from that these days.
Interesting video. Shows the benefits, but also demonstrates the old adage of "Look before you leap."
Trolleys are making a comeback and here are some of the reasons why:
http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/the-real-reason-streetcars-are-making-a-comeback/vi-AAqCS4r
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