Eric, Often, a useful measure of an idea is to turn it around and use it another way. For example, do you have to choose what you use roads for? Freight, commuters, tourists, and shoppers all use them, in their own way. Similarly, your cable connection can carry programming, computer data, and even your telephone calls. There is nothing about light rail that requires anyone to choose what use they will put it to.
Light rail is about as open platform (pun intended) as you get. Having watched rail riders in Montreal, Chicago, and D.C. use the rails for almost everying, I feel confident in saying that. Some things won't change. Higher density uses get more frequent stops. Outer ring stations will have less frequent stops and will require parking for intermodal uses. Light rail (and bus service for that matter) is more useful if bicycles are accommodated. Requiring someone to choose a use (to the exclusion of all others) flies in the face of the experience of every well-developed urban mass transit system. Michael Lewis Mac-Groveland 4 blocks from Route 21 to the Hiawatha Line (Lake Street Station) and the parallel bike path begins at 26th. ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the Internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the Web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! _____________________________________________ To Join: St. Paul Issues Forum Rules Discussion Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _____________________________________________ NEW ADDRESS FOR LIST: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, modify subscription, or get your password - visit: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/stpaul Archive Address: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/private/stpaul/
