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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: tejek who wrote (447506)1/14/2009 12:55:39 PM
From: bentway  Read Replies (1) of 1574258
 
The problem with rail is that America has been built out around the car. We have great light rail here in Salt Lake City, that's getting better all the time. But, I don't use it very much.

Because it doesn't have a station near my house, and it doesn't go where I want or need to go. I've tried using it in conjunction with the city bus lines, which will accept a current rail ticket as a pass here, but it still has problems.

Using the rail/bus combination (with bus transfers) to get where you need to go, getting there can take 3-4 times as long as just driving there. For me, time is money. Public trans loses the economic cost/benefit analysis, and ends up being for greenies and car-less poor people.

Perhaps over time, the places I want to go will be built near the rail stops.
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