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To: combjelly who wrote (800582)	8/9/2014 3:18:42 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1583696

although I understand that's just now starting to change a bit. It is. But it is a slow process. This is what frustrates me. Dallas built this extensive LRT system and its turning out to be a big fail. So the naysayers are saying: I told you so. Now I don't know the process Dallas underwent to get its LRT but I suspect those same naysayers complained during the planning process that it was costing too much, and besides, no one will ride it. That probably forced the city to cut corners, resulting in a poorly designed system...........and voila, no riders. So the prophesy is fulfilled.......gov't can't do shit and should not be allowed to build anything. In the meantime, there are a lot of successful, well designed LRT capturing a lot of passengers. I know that the SD, LA, Seattle, Portland, Denver and MPLS lines have all been successful. I think the Houston system falls into that category as well. The Seattle line, for example, has seen double digit growth each year since it opened 5-6 years ago. But, of course, inode points to the Dallas system. And yeah, some cities are late to the downtown living game.