How can anybody in Houston not support expanding metro rail to the whole city? (Center: 2015, employment)

[houston-nomad]

Originally Posted by southeasttexas

Only the most profound simpleton would think that only one person would fit into a strech limo. The illustration was drawn as a direct comparison. Impressed?

I'm so sorry to be such a profound simpleton, but I guess I am. I really need some clarification.

I'd like you, who are so clever, to explain what the heck you're talking about. Who rides a stretch limo? Who SHARES a stretch limo? If you weren't talking about a stretch limo, what were you talking about, and why did you use "stretch limo" if you meant something else? What good does a handful of big cars do for a city population?

[Sollaces]

Originally Posted by Dopo

The people that live in the apartments next to the Houston Dynamo station disagree with you

Circuit | Apartments for Rent in Houston, TX

Apartments. Just no.

[Sollaces]

[quote=jfre81;51801772]If it was bad enough to have to get out, and you didn't do it before the storm came and knocked power out, you did things in the wrong order.

If Houstonians didn't have cars and only depended on light rail to evacuate, they wouldn't leave. During Harvey, which became a rain event, evacuations happened during the storm. The reservoirs floodgates were opened to release excess.. . A plan they said they weren't going to do early. . . And certain communities like Pecan Grove were asked to evacuate.

You can bet high speed rail wouldn't be picking them up to take them to safety.

[Spade]

Originally Posted by Sollaces

Apartments. Just no.

Just no what? Many people do not desire to own homes.

[Spade]

Originally Posted by LocalPlanner

Why do I have to keep saying this? Improving public transit WILL NOT RELIEVE CONGESTION. It is an alternative to congestion, if done well (see: the Park-and-Ride buses).

Despite what a former mayor of Kemah who would like to be Mayor of Houston thinks, I say we should be looking at BRT / dedicated bus lanes all over the more heavily developed areas of town. Which is certainly not cheap, but it significantly cheaper than rail and will provide pretty similar service (again, if done well). We would get more coverage and service from doing this than investing in more rail. The Post Oak Boulevard project should be just the first of many.

And yes, I think bus service extensions on thoroughfares in Cypress and Klein should be looked at. Don't let paranoid haters dominate the conversation. Why is there no bus service to the Lone Star campuses? Sheesh.

Perhaps a BRT over the city could work better as of now as Houston is not a dense city. If it was as dense as even say DC or Chicago, I don't think BRT/dedicated bus lanes would work as efficiently. They are putting dedicated bus lanes in DC now and it isn't working as well as they thought. Rail is still the best way to move people in large dense urban areas as it is a higher capacity transit option. But Houston is not there as of now. So I guess as of right now, Curitiba, Brazil is a model that Houston can look at.

Here's a video of that if nobody has ever saw what Curitiba is doing.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhZxFrGFjv8

[Sollaces]

Originally Posted by jfre81

LA opened its first light rail line in 1990 and has steadily expanded since.

Ah - I had no idea. I left the LA area before 1980. Back then public transport was bus.

[Sollaces]

Originally Posted by houston-nomad

I'm so sorry to be such a profound simpleton, but I guess I am. I really need some clarification.

I'd like you, who are so clever, to explain what the heck you're talking about. Who rides a stretch limo? Who SHARES a stretch limo? If you weren't talking about a stretch limo, what were you talking about, and why did you use "stretch limo" if you meant something else? What good does a handful of big cars do for a city population?

I'll respond here.
My family of four plus two teen friends flew out to Disneyworld for a vacation years ago. That's two adults and 4 teens and all their luggage. We rented a limo to take us to Houston Intercontinental (Bush). It was fun, the ride was roomy and plenty of luggage space. . . And we didn't have to put our car in long term parking.

[tyme4now]

This is what I am hoping - that the rail system gets expanded. I would love to not have the expense of owing a car. Whenever I visit other big cities that is one of the main things I love - how easy it is to get around without worrying about parking etc. I don't know why anyone would be opposed to such a valuable service. NYC subways are excellent - you can get anywhere and fast!

[nana053]

Hey, we can get uber flying taxis instead

https://www.wired.com/story/uber-unveils-flying-taxi/

[Vicman]

Originally Posted by nana053

Hey, we can get uber flying taxis instead

https://www.wired.com/story/uber-unveils-flying-taxi/

There can only be so many in the air at once. In regards to regular fixed wing planes, New York air traffic control is extremely busy because there are so many flights.