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Re: EVIL SMART CARS NO ONE WILL RIDE!
Author: synonymouse
Date: 06-25-2015 - 22:55

Partisans of 3rd rail light rail would usually cite the Docklands RR in London or HART.

Versatility is the hallmark of light rail IMHO. While a segregated ROW is always desirable real light rail can run in the street if need be. There are a lot of hardliners critiquing LA light rail as ineffectual and who want to blow it out with some version of a BART for LA. In my estimation the PE basically had it right from the beginning - you just have to find the money for upgrades as time goes along.

Their biggest complaint seems to be the Long Beach line with its grade crossings. I guess the "Manhattan" thinkset crowd would want a trench or aerial. I see elevateds as noisy and blighting even tho they are fast. If you elevated the entire Long Beach line you might as well go full HART and driverless.

I am thinking some grade separation ought to be possible there but I have never seen or ridden the line. Is it hopeless?

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  SMART CARS DON---NAPA 06-20-2015 - 18:10
  Re: SMART CARS Geraghty 06-20-2015 - 19:30
  Re: SMART CARS Chris Waukere 06-21-2015 - 18:15
  Re: SMART CARS in Toronto.... BOB2 06-22-2015 - 11:00
  Re: SMART CARS in Toronto.... synonymouse 06-23-2015 - 11:17
  Re: SMART CARS in Toronto.... mook 06-23-2015 - 11:27
  Re: SMART CARS in Toronto.... Notty 06-23-2015 - 11:27
  Re: NO WC's on Caltrain? You've got to consider the source...? BOB2 06-23-2015 - 14:33
  Re: NO WC's on Caltrain? You've got to consider the source...? synonymouse 06-23-2015 - 20:32
  Re: NO WC's on Caltrain? You've got to consider the source...? fkrock 06-24-2015 - 08:30
  Re: NO WC's on Caltrain? You've got to consider the source...? Dr Zarkoff 06-25-2015 - 21:22
  Re: NO WC's on Caltrain? You've got to consider the source...? synonymouse 06-25-2015 - 23:21
  Re: NO WC's on Caltrain? You've got to consider the source...? Max Wyss 06-26-2015 - 12:12
  Re: SMART CARS hmarkwart 06-25-2015 - 13:06
  Re: EVIL SMART CARS NO ONE WILL RIDE! Brian Peoples for President 06-25-2015 - 16:47
  Re: EVIL SMART CARS NO ONE WILL RIDE! synonymouse 06-25-2015 - 20:44
  Re: EVIL SMART CARS NO ONE WILL RIDE! mook 06-25-2015 - 21:31
  Re: EVIL SMART CARS NO ONE WILL RIDE! synonymouse 06-25-2015 - 22:55
  Re: EVIL SMART CARS NO ONE WILL RIDE! mook 06-26-2015 - 10:04


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