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08-14-2008, 09:22 AM
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DC metro beats Chicago
in train ridership......DC is second to NYC...and with more expansion coming in...no other metro rail would come close
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08-14-2008, 09:25 AM
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Location: Western Chicagoland
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Wow. Thats fantastic. All hail DC!  |
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08-14-2008, 09:28 AM
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Location: Chicago, Illinois
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wow, DC is underrated!
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08-14-2008, 09:33 AM
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Status:
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(set 16 days ago)
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Location: Location Location
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DC has more crack/cocaine sells too  ...I hear that's not going down anytime soon |
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08-14-2008, 09:51 AM
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Location: Denver, CO
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Is this a copycat thread from the one I started yesterday?
or maybe it's another poster rightfully putting DC back on the map here!  |
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08-14-2008, 12:12 PM
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Correct Phrase
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Originally Posted by eastguy
in train ridership......DC is second to NYC...and with more expansion coming in...
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no time soon, seeing how Bush's FTA wants to find all of the reasons in the world not to fund Metro in a region that desperately needs more competent mass transit. and by that I DON"t mean some "HOT" lane or bus-rapid transit that won't alleviate traffic nor spur economic growth.
Maybe if the DC area was populated w/ more neo-con hicks, we would've probably had funding out the a** by now. |
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08-14-2008, 12:21 PM
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Location: Sarasota, FL and smalltown Ohio
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I think every major city in the U.S. needs a decent mass transit system on par with NYC, Boston, and Chicago. One of the things that impressed me most about Germany when I was station there was they had an excellent mass transit infrastructure in all their major cities and towns.
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08-14-2008, 12:28 PM
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Location: Where you wish you lived, LA
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yesss, chicago takes another loss
DC wins
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08-14-2008, 12:30 PM
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Location: Marion, IA
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I wonder if this news has anything to do with the fact that it's much easier to get around Chicago in a car than it is in DC.
A lot of people ride public transit because the HAVE to, not because it's fun or neat.
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08-14-2008, 12:49 PM
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Upside of mass transit...takes a lot of people who can't drive competently off the freeways/roads, making commutes safer/faster for those who prefer to drive
And for "diversity" seekers, mass transit increases one's odds of being mugged/assaulted by various economically "diverse" people who frequent mass transit....
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