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We are aware of cities that are starting to Burst at it's seams with Growth that was expected with some and much that was not expected as well. Which U.S City or Cities are most in need of a Transit overhaul and what is most needed? What would be the best fix for that City or Metro Area? Could it be expanded Bus Service, BRT, Light Rail, HRT, or even commuter rail.
We are aware of cities that are starting to Burst at it's seams with Growth that was expected with some and much that was not expected as well. Which U.S City or Cities are most in need of a Transit overhaul and what is most needed? What would be the best fix for that City or Metro Area? Could it be expanded Bus Service, BRT, Light Rail, HRT, or even commuter rail.
Atlanta comes to mind first. They need rapid rail connections into Cobb and Gwinnett counties, badly.
Austin, TX, Nashville also come to mind. Rapid rail needs to be put in place as soon as possible.
And of course, Los Angeles is a mess, but at least they are building their subway system.
Well when your city is ranked 8th worst in the world for traffic, then yeah you can make a great case for Atlanta. Also with its population growth picking back up to pre-recession levels, transit expansion is absolutely needed.
Matter of fact, the City of Atlanta passed a sales tax increase to fund MARTA expansions in the city last year I believe so hopefully that will mean some new BRT or something. Atlanta and its suburbs desperately need a commuter rail system though.
Heavy Rail needs to be expanded to reach more areas of the city as well. (Druid Hills, SE Atlanta, etc.) The positive for Atlanta is it already has a backbone of a system so it just needs to really focus on expansion. It beats having to start from the ground up.
Hopefully the State of Georgia will get their act together and really put together a transit package for the metro area. That is the only hope really had at this point. There are just too many jurisdictions and local bureaucracies for anything to get accomplished without the state involvement.
Just because someone thinks a location needs more transit / transit overhaul, doesn't mean the people of the area value it or welcome it. Some regions love mass transit, others could care less about it. What the mood of the specific location is will overrule all other opinions.
I voted for Orlando. If there was a sensible transit solution connecting all the attractions, you can take drivers (who don't know their way around) off the roads and make life easier for the people who actually live there.
The reality is that once traffic is out of control, it's really too late to fix it because all of the associated development that accompanies the traffic is car oriented. No amount of rail is going to improve the traffic; it can only hope to prevent it from getting worse.
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