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Public Transportation and Smart Growth

jollyreaper2112

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17. Well

Reply to happyslug (Reply #16)

Fri Feb 15, 2013, 02:04 AM

Feb 2013

I'd be curious to see what a fully built-out system like yours would look like.

I agree that we built stupid the first time around but I don't know if we will ever have the capital to fix it. I'm still shocked at how willing we were to destroy functional neighborhoods by running beltways through them.

I look at our built environment and see this tremendous misallocation of resources. It's frustrating and sad.

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skytran [View all] jollyreaper2112 Feb 2013 OP

PRT has existed since the early 1960s Lydia Leftcoast Feb 2013 #1

no a problem jollyreaper2112 Feb 2013 #2

In both Minneapolis and Portland, it's been REPUBLICANS who are the biggest advocates Lydia Leftcoast Feb 2013 #4

According to the skytran design... jollyreaper2112 Feb 2013 #5

I still want to see a working model Lydia Leftcoast Feb 2013 #6

well, the current rail system can't handle it jollyreaper2112 Feb 2013 #7

The current rail system WHERE? Lydia Leftcoast Feb 2013 #8

we are talking past each other jollyreaper2112 Feb 2013 #9

Mmmm, buses? Bus rapid transit? Lydia Leftcoast Feb 2013 #10

well, speaking for bus transit in my area jollyreaper2112 Feb 2013 #11

Look, I'm tired of arguing about this Lydia Leftcoast Feb 2013 #12

I don't see how it can be so tiring jollyreaper2112 Feb 2013 #13

furthermore jollyreaper2112 Feb 2013 #3

PRT, Personal Rapid Transit, a Solution is search of a problem to solve. happyslug Feb 2013 #14

well jollyreaper2112 Feb 2013 #15

You are trying to do a Mass Transit Patch on a Automobile transit system happyslug Feb 2013 #16

Well jollyreaper2112 Feb 2013 #17

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