Re: Rail Transit
Paying a toll still means you gotta pay your own gas and all the costs of running your car. Paying a rail/bus fare means you just gotta be willing to do a little exercise to get to the bus/rail stop and doing a transfer.
Your 3 solutions and some thoughts to it.
1) Possible but I think it needs to be elevated in all areas. Jeremy Harris tried a BRT but couldn't get real dedicated lanes from existing roadways without pissing off all the car drivers because it would mean fewer lanes for them. So if an entire elevated structure needs to be built, why have buses which requires hiring more drivers when you can put in automated trains?
2) If the elevated contra-flow lane is not a toll, who foots the bill? Using the same GET tax increase? If so, why not build something that could discourage further car growth? Less car growth also means less pollution and less dependence on oil.
3) Tunnel/bridge over/under Pearl Harbor. Military most likely will deny both due to security concerns. But let's say even if we got the approval, a bridge or tunnel is not cheap. In fact, tunneling is the most expensive of all options, which is why an elevated rail is being promoted instead of a subway.
Originally posted by mapen
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Your 3 solutions and some thoughts to it.
1) Possible but I think it needs to be elevated in all areas. Jeremy Harris tried a BRT but couldn't get real dedicated lanes from existing roadways without pissing off all the car drivers because it would mean fewer lanes for them. So if an entire elevated structure needs to be built, why have buses which requires hiring more drivers when you can put in automated trains?
2) If the elevated contra-flow lane is not a toll, who foots the bill? Using the same GET tax increase? If so, why not build something that could discourage further car growth? Less car growth also means less pollution and less dependence on oil.
3) Tunnel/bridge over/under Pearl Harbor. Military most likely will deny both due to security concerns. But let's say even if we got the approval, a bridge or tunnel is not cheap. In fact, tunneling is the most expensive of all options, which is why an elevated rail is being promoted instead of a subway.
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