They're still being duped -- the Orangle Line buses are the modern version of replacing rail with bus. In that particular case, it was using buses to prevent what should have been a rail corridor.
The state and county ordinances pertaining to the Orange Line corridor were written to essentially block any rail on that corridor- they required a deep-bore subway, which would cost way too much for the ridership it would gather. The Orange Line busway isn't ideal, but it was a political compromise to get something approaching quality transit on that route. It was proposed not because a group wanted to block rail, but because rail wasn't an option.
I see the making of a documentary film here: Who killed US city rail, and its revival. There is an ample court record on the conspiracy charges and Cong. Wright Patman had his committee do a huge study a few decades ago.
They're still being duped -- the Orangle Line buses are the modern version of replacing rail with bus. In that particular case, it was using buses to prevent what should have been a rail corridor.
ReplyDeleteSame all over the US.
Peter-
ReplyDeleteThe state and county ordinances pertaining to the Orange Line corridor were written to essentially block any rail on that corridor- they required a deep-bore subway, which would cost way too much for the ridership it would gather. The Orange Line busway isn't ideal, but it was a political compromise to get something approaching quality transit on that route. It was proposed not because a group wanted to block rail, but because rail wasn't an option.
I see the making of a documentary film here: Who killed US city rail, and its revival. There is an ample court record on the conspiracy charges and Cong. Wright Patman had his committee do a huge study a few decades ago.
ReplyDeleteSimple economics and what the majority of people want for transportation is what has and does kill rail.
ReplyDeleteYou choo-choo fanatics are just too stupid to realize that.