Michelle Hoffman West Side On Aug 12, 2004, at 3:56 PM, Haudy Kazemi wrote:
responses).Here is the vote total so far. However, the totals themselves are distorted by the fact that some people didn't like the question and didn't respond. Some folks voted YES, but then said "NO" to a University route.
What was really interesting, was reading the explanations that people gave - I plan to summarize in a few minutes.
I'll continue to take votes/summaries the rest of today. If your first post was too long, you may send me (privately) a shorter version (150 words or less), for the final INFORMAL summary of the discussion. I'll re-post all of the answers tomorrow.
(Next time, I'll add an UNDECIDED option to the list of possible
================================================= Post your votes to either: [EMAIL PROTECTED] OR [EMAIL PROTECTED] ================================================= 1) Based on what you know today, would you like to see a light rail system built in St. Paul ALONG - University Ave. (similar to the Hiawatha corridor system)?
YES or NO
Optional: short explanation of vote (or caveat). 150 words or less ================================================
Vote: 'no'
Explanation:
My vote is a conditional 'no'. I don't support the a Hiawatha style LRT on
or above the surface of University Avenue. Underground it would be okay
(i.e. a 'yes' vote for underground via tunneling or 'cut and cover').
However, I think that better than a Hiawatha style LRT would be a PRT system (Personal Rapid Transit such as Taxi2000/Skywebexpress http://www.skywebexpress.com/ ). I give a 'yes' to a PRT system like these.
The build and operating cost projections for PRT are better than for LRT...
http://www.skywebexpress.com/130b_comparisons.shtml
http://www.skywebexpress.com/130a_comparisons.shtml
Disclaimer: I am in no way affiliated with SkyWeb Express other than being
a person interested in their design. Some anti-PRT pro-LRT folks have this
site:
http://www.lightrailnow.org/facts/fa_prt001.htm and related pages:
http://www.lightrailnow.org/facts/fa_monorail.htm
http://www.lightrailnow.org/facts/fa_monorail004.htm (LRT Projects costs
are on that page)
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