The point that I would make is the rerouting of existing bus lines and the loss of time that those who were taking taking a bus, like Dorie, endure. There was bus service on 38th. There are at least six routes being rerouted. Tell me the last time that six bus routes were rerouted the way these have (will be once the rest of the line opens) because a new bus route was started.
Dorie loses at least an hour a day. Some people will choose to start driving rather than lose that much time. It happens in other cities when lrt starts. Salt Lake City lrt ridership took a couple of years to get up to the level that the bus routes along the corridor had prior to the opening. It's good that Dorie can save time on other trips, but she could have chosen to use the 38th street bus route to get there. As far as the dome riders justifying building lrt, that's rather like the issue of public funding for new sports arenas. That use has no effect on rush hour traffic, which is the thing most people complain about and the major reason that people supported it. Remember the official prediction of a 0.1% reduction in vehicle trips due to lrt. Visit www.EffectiveTransit.org The Independent Unsubsidized Voice of Citizens for Effective Transit in the Twin Cities (no lrt) * lrt isn't a potato chip, you can stop at just one * Bruce Gaarder Highland Park Saint Paul MN [EMAIL PROTECTED] REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
