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It's really hard to believe that its 2013 and Raleigh has a population over 400,000. Plus the population of Durham is over 200,000 and we have a major research park, with three majors universities and still no major transit. It's time that we start work on one now not years down the road. I have a great idea that would be not only a great way to travel but also a tourist attraction. A monorail system from Raleigh to Chapel Hill, going thru the RTP and the universities. While stops at downtown Durham, Raleigh, major parks, Crabtree, and maybe going thru Southpoint mall. This would be a wonderful way to solve the transit problem and be a huge tourist attraction to the area. Imagine all the people wanting to travel on the only metro monorail system in the United States. What do you guys think, is it a good idea or a bad idea. Love to hear your opinions.
You might want to read up on some recent history of rail project proposals in the Triangle. This is not a new suggestion. The last major initiative was shot down by the feds after they concluded that ridership projections being produced to support the project were unrealistic.
The fools in government think the answer to all problems is to make roads bigger.
Trains are not needed. Sure. Burn more foreign oil and pollute the air instead of running electric powered trains with the possibility of clean generating plants.
In addition, the greedy politicians in some outlying towns and the real estate/developer lobby wants to encourage more long commutes instead of squelching the idea by not doing anything to make long commutes by road easier.
The RDU area will gridlock itself into a status that will finally discourage relocation to the area.
You might want to read up on some recent history of rail project proposals in the Triangle. This is not a new suggestion. The last major initiative was shot down by the feds after they concluded that ridership projections being produced to support the project were unrealistic.
This was my reaction as well. This has been debated a lot over the past decade (and probably well before that too).
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