re: #173 researchok

No, but our society still views light rail as an ‘extra’.

Also, light rail’s effectiveness can be measured in how many riders use the system and in the fewer numbers of cars who use the roads.

In Portland, were the locations of the stations a political football?

Not Portland society! it’s ours, Portland would lose its collective mind if it was threatened. I don’t have stats, but I’ve ridden the max during rush hour, when it was standing room only, and barely that, in the Japanese subway sense. A looot of people use it. I have a car and never drive anywhere, and I still use it to go downtown, because I can drink and not drive and walk to my apartment from the stop. When gas prices spiked, ridership went up. If gas prices hit five bucks a gallon, watch Portland to see how we adjust to public transit.

I’m not sure about stations being a political football, it seems like it’s on a pretty set plan, expansionwise