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I guess a lot of residents who live near the proposed light rail are against it - which to me is so strange; my house is within walking distance of two proposed stations and that thing can't get here fast enough.
I seriously do not think they will be stopping traffic for the light rail. From what I understand, the line will go next to the traffic, it will not stop traffic ?
Anyway, there are plans in the works to make the neighborhoods around the stations mixed use, pedestrian friendly areas - I will hold on to my house.
It's a sad commentary on the general lack of knowledge the public has on how mass transportation works. Many times the very same people who say they want to improve transportation and decrease sprawl make lifestyle choices and support activities that have the exact opposite effect. It's quite bizarre.
Trains stopping in traffic? Did I miss something? That is something I have to see! Where do people come up with this stuff? They plan on trains chugging in and about the streets? OH my! WHERE does that happen?
I would rather see the S line brought back before high speed rail. The talk has been to use parts of the S line for high speed rail. I doubt either of them will ever happen in my lifetime...
Trains stopping in traffic? Did I miss something? That is something I have to see! Where do people come up with this stuff? They plan on trains chugging in and about the streets? OH my! WHERE does that happen?
Where I used to live....Baltimore, MD and Newark, NJ. The light rail runs parallel to street traffic in the streets. This is light rail though, not the commercial trains builder24car posted. It definitely changed the whole landscape of the streets when they put them in place.
I'm not sure of the details of the proposed plan is here, but in Baltimore, the light rail trains definitely do stop traffic at certain times. It is similar to how we have to wait for school buses as they pick up children that live in the complexes on 54.
Trains stopping in traffic? Did I miss something? That is something I have to see! Where do people come up with this stuff? They plan on trains chugging in and about the streets? OH my! WHERE does that happen?
HA ha - like the train at the mall - beep beep, coming through!
Commuter trains can stop traffic at crossings, but I picture this being like Chicago's trains that run along the middle of the highway in some places.
My guess is people don't want their neighborhood to look "citified".
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