Re: Rail Transit
People CHOOSE where they work and where they live. Bailing them out of bad choices, especially with regard to potential FUTURE choices, is bad policy and probably impossible, anyway. That said, [new] businesses and housing are located where the government ALLOWS them to be, through zoning, permitting, licensing, etc. A slight change in policies alone can relieve traffic congestion much better than any alternative, at little to no additional cost (and probably at great savings).
'Growth' as a policy is ultimately unsustainable and we'll all be much happier if we abandon it sooner rather than later, when circumstances WILL dictate its cessation. Once growth has been curtailed, the business of 'improvement' can really soar.
Please don't try and compare The Bus with a rail system, as it's not either/or. The Bus will not go away or be decreased if we have a rail system (and neither will the roadways, for that matter, sinjin). A rail system will just add another layer, another organization, to the existing systems. No matter the rider/driver ratio, you will still be adding more workers, not subtracting from current needs. I have read of no existing rail system that is devoid of a security force, maintenance crews, technical staff, administrators, etc. When The Bus increases its fleet, there is only a small, marginal increase in staffing needs; when a rail system is created, an entire organizational structure must be created from scratch, with the higher paying positions being filled by outsiders [because there are no locals with rail expertise].
Originally posted by Composite 2992
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'Growth' as a policy is ultimately unsustainable and we'll all be much happier if we abandon it sooner rather than later, when circumstances WILL dictate its cessation. Once growth has been curtailed, the business of 'improvement' can really soar.
Please don't try and compare The Bus with a rail system, as it's not either/or. The Bus will not go away or be decreased if we have a rail system (and neither will the roadways, for that matter, sinjin). A rail system will just add another layer, another organization, to the existing systems. No matter the rider/driver ratio, you will still be adding more workers, not subtracting from current needs. I have read of no existing rail system that is devoid of a security force, maintenance crews, technical staff, administrators, etc. When The Bus increases its fleet, there is only a small, marginal increase in staffing needs; when a rail system is created, an entire organizational structure must be created from scratch, with the higher paying positions being filled by outsiders [because there are no locals with rail expertise].
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