Ned Foster wrote:
This would have the added beneficial effect of encouraging young student
revelers
to leave their cars at home when going out for a night of partying, thus
reducing traffic congestion in the downtown area and taking off the streets
a few drivers who are probably well over the
The problem with this is that the hours of operation of the LRT are not
conducive. The last train leaves downtown for south Minneapolis at 1:10,
well before a 2:00 bar closing. If this city were trully sophisticated and
interested in keeping people from driving drunk, the LRT (and buses)
I likewise am irked. Bar employees, too, want mass transit to get them
home, rather than bring cars into the loop and pay to park them. If you
want to call your town a city, mass trans needs to be 24/7/365 barring
intractable labor disputes.
WizardMarks, Central
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The
Quoting ken bradley [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Ken Bradley wrote: I was in San Francisco in May and
the Bay Area Transit (Trains) stop running prior to
bar close as well. The buses continue to run but the
Bart stops running at either 12:00 or 1:00, anyways it
required me making the decision between
Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
When I was in Boston this spring it was the same thing. Trains stopped about
an
hour or two before the bars closed. I never thought about the taxi industry
lobby. I'll see if I can find out from Met Council why they stop that early.
Paul Barber
Loring Park
In advance of the line being open to the airport and MOA, why not stimulate
ridership and encourage the maximum number of people to check the trains out
by making all trips free within the Downtown area -- say, from the Warehouse
District to the Metrodome? Also, perhaps on weekends this free
