Hello List,
I recently returned from a conference in Portland, Oregon, and got to
experience riding on their light rail system. It was clean, efficient, and
they had a place to hang bikes for passengers on the inside of the train.
Ground transportation from the airport would have cost us $10, but we took
the rail. It left from the airport and stopped a block from the hotel
downtown, and cost us only $1.55. It only took eight more minutes in travel
time than a cab, and was much more enjoyable.
We went to a Portland Trailblazers game, and took the rail. We happened to
be traveling to the arena, which was in a free ride zone. They have various
pockets of these. And, apparently, the rail and bus systems are run by the
same company, and they compliment each other with scheduling and such. The
rail runs every fifteen minutes. It was great.
Minneapolis should send someone to experience it. Tampa needs it
desperately, too. It cannot handle all of its traffic, which is a major
reason why folks don't have events here. And our bus system is next to
non-existent. Unfortunately, without a car one is in big trouble here.
That is my two cents on the topic.
Pamela Taylor
(Tampa)
153 million dollars can be better invested in
building a transit system for this city and the
region
-Dean Zimmerman, 6th Ward Councilmember
One of the biggest mistakes was the accommodation of
HOV lanes. The PAC supported it because they want the
project to move forward at any cost, and thats not
acceptable. We will ask that it be an LRT or BRT,
(Bus Rapid Transit) line. Transit improvement needs
to be more a part of this project.
-Jeanne Massey, Kingfield
What I want to see is what other cities are doing
right now. Theyre getting more transit, theyre
tearing up the freeways, theyre closing ramps.
Thats what we should be doing. We shouldnt be
asking for the advice of the people who only know how
to muck it up for us (the highway engineers).
-Ken Avidor, Kingfield
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