--- Kevin Tarr wrote: <snip> > I think in Rochester, NY there was a great streetcar > line that was ground > down by the bus company. How many threads have I > seen here and culture that > raised the issue of people 'needing' a car? > > OTOH we have to look at what we can do now. > Baltimore has a great light > rail system, at least from Timonium to Candam Yards. > $1.50 for a round trip > ticket. Here in PA it would cost me $9.00 one way > for a ten mile trip on > Amtrak. If they lowered the price to one dollar for > a round trip would they > get 20 more riders, i.e. make more money? I think > so. Isn't it simple math > to figure out prices and demand, to find a way to > maximize both?
LightRail here in Denver has pretty good usage, but since there's only one line as of yet, you still have to drive your car to the Park'n'Ride. I'm hoping that they'll extend the line(s) so that I can use it too. When I was working in Boulder, quite a few local people rode their bikes to work (think I'll have to pass on biking ~30 miles one-way, though!). > My friends wives, and sometimes the guys themselves, > worship at the alter > of new cars, can't own a vehicle older than four > years. The newest car I > have is eight years old and it was given to me... <snip> Given your earlier post about hoping to catch light-runners, it'd better be a big ol' tank of a car! <BOSEG> New car worship is not something I participate in either; my last one had ~200K miles, and this one will click over the 100K mark in the next 6 months or so (I certainly hope it goes another 100K as well). Ton-And-A-Half-Of-Pig-Iron Maru __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Y! Web Hosting - Let the expert host your web site http://webhosting.yahoo.com/ _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
