Re: The Euro at $1.55



Hatunen wrote:
On Sat, 15 Mar 2008 01:07:22 +0100, Mxsmanic <mxsmanic@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

Hatunen writes:

http://phoenix.about.com/od/transbus/a/lightrail.htm
Looks like it's too little, too late. Unfortunately the layout of the city
has historically been dictated by the assumption that people will move about
in private vehicles; there isn't any way to build a constrained mass transit
system such as light rail that can provide even a small fraction of the same
coverage. Even buses cannot provide it. Park and Ride doesn't help unless
you have individual vehicles waiting at each end, and if you have that, much
of the advantage of the mass transit system is negated.

I know. It seems to be a case of "Don't just stand there, do
something".

Add to this the extreme climate, and it's hard to see how such a system can
ultimately succeed without a significant redesign of the metropolitan area.

A light rail system like that can't flourish unless:

1. Trains are frequent enough that a schedule is not needed.

2. Stops are accessible from points further away, either by bus
or car with Park and Ride lots. No one is going to walk to the
LRT stop in Phoenix' summer weather.

No one is going to walk anywhere AT ALL in Phoenix summer weather! (Unless it's about three steps out of the door and into the swimming pool.)



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