re: #201 wozzablog

the docklands light rail in london is the best model to follow in that regard - stations are essentially concrete slabs interlocked with some signage.

the line from Denver to Boulder HAS to happen though. Was caught in the traffic a couple of times in rush hour and for the distance between the two destinations it’s criminal to not have a commuter service up and running with the number of people working there but not living there.

Good idea… I hope you have a method of getting people on this marvelous light rail… our newest line… running from Douglas county (about 25 miles sought of downtown Denver), required that a state freeway be reconfigured for the whole route (Interstate 25), and numerous existing bridges removed, new bridges added, very fancy stations, some parts of the line running into the parking garages of office buildings, a really wonderful line.

In the middle of the day, most of the carriages run up and down the line, every 15 minutes, empty.

One problem, in my opinion, at the same time that they built the line, they added lanes to the interstate highway. Almost a way to discourage people from using the light rail, hell, look, they put more lanes on the highway.

And I like public transportation. I love public transportation. I’m originally from NYC. I use rail to travel all over Europe. But public transportation that no one rides is lousy planning.