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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: TimF who wrote (454406)2/5/2009 5:42:45 PM
From: tejek  Read Replies (2) of 1576576
 
Which is better for the common good? A freeway at capacity when it opens, requiring costly expansion almost immediately, or lite rail, underutilized when it opens, but has room to expand with minimal costs involved?

The freeway. The fact that its almost full right away shows that there was real demand for it, the underused light rail, means that a lot of resources where used but we aren't getting much out of those resources.

Wrong. As soon as a freeway is announced, developers are buying land along the right of way and developing housing. That's why its at capacity when it opens.......developers artificially create the demand. Of course, that will happen with lite rail too.......actually its already happening in cities like Portland, LA and San Diego who have some experience with lite rail.....as developers become more savvy with the transportation mode. What's nice about lite rail is that a city can keep adding cars and trains to increase capactiy. With freeways, you're fukked from the getgo.
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