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True, but for comparison, a number of these have other transit initiatives currently in FTA project development:
Raleigh: 2 BRT lines
Jacksonville: 1 BRT lines
Indianapolis: 2 BRT lines
True, but for comparison, a number of these have other transit initiatives currently in FTA project development:
Raleigh: 2 BRT lines
Jacksonville: 1 BRT lines
Indianapolis: 2 BRT lines
Yeah, but it's funny you singled out Nashville for this very reason.
They might have avoided being singled out by toning down the massive hype. Might want to have these things in place before declaring yourself an heir to the throne of an entire region.
Columbus and Raleigh failed at this also, but they are a bit more modest.
I believe Indy has some kind of ordinance against building any (which is perfectly fine), and will focus on BRT. Good for them!
Austin has a commuter rail which seems to be mimicking a metro rail with possible BRT connections.
True, but for comparison, a number of these have other transit initiatives currently in FTA project development:
Raleigh: 2 BRT lines
Jacksonville: 1 BRT lines
Indianapolis: 2 BRT lines
They might have avoided being singled out by toning down the massive hype. Might want to have these things in place before declaring yourself an heir to the throne of an entire region.
Columbus and Raleigh failed at this also, but they are a bit more modest.
I believe Indy has some kind of ordinance against building any (which is perfectly fine), and will focus on BRT. Good for them!
Austin has a commuter rail which seems to be mimicking a metro rail with possible BRT connections.
Can't control boosters. Can control objectivity. Not saying Nashville doesn't have it's issues, transit being a major one, however I'd say it does get a lot of undue flack on these forums, especially from people who don't take time to research the places they're comparing.
Can't control boosters. Can control objectivity. Not saying Nashville doesn't have it's issues, transit being a major one, however I'd say it does get a lot of undue flack on these forums, especially from people who don't take time to research the places they're comparing.
Overhype can and will invite "undue flack." It's growing at an impressive rate, as are other sunbelt cities.
If I started "boosting" the city I live in (Orlando) as "coming for Miami and Atlanta" and being the future "it" city of the South, best believe I'd be well advised to expect all sorts of "flack" as well.
Can't control boosters. Can control objectivity. Not saying Nashville doesn't have it's issues, transit being a major one, however I'd say it does get a lot of undue flack on these forums, especially from people who don't take time to research the places they're comparing.
True, without the overhype one could even say Nashville beat Austin (who also failed with light rail) to the punch with commuter rail. But we are where we are.
Overhype can and will invite "undue flack." It's growing at an impressive rate, as are other sunbelt cities.
If I started "boosting" the city I live in (Orlando) as "coming for Miami and Atlanta" and being the future "it" city of the South, best believe I'd be well advised to expect all sorts of "flack" as well.
Yeah, the boosterism can be a bit exacerbating, especially when some it is obviously facetious.
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