J.K. Trowling Wrote:
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> Bingo, Sir! This particular quote shows a serious
> lack of grip on reality:
>
> "Brian Peoples, head of Trail Now, wrote via email
> to the Sentinel that Iowa Pacific pulling out is
> “further evidence that a train is not viable along
> the Coastal Corridor... We can not afford to let
> the Coastal Corridor continue to sit unused as a
> ‘vacant lot’ while our community is stuck in a
> transportation crisis. We need the rail-trail now
> for alternatives to gridlock.”
>
> Bike trails don't do anything to reduce gridlock--
> they are recreation, not commuter arteries. As a
> matter of fact, I wouldn't be surprised if a bike
> trail would actually INCREASE traffic in the area,
> as people DRIVE to the trail with their bikes on a
> rack to ride the trail. You can also expect
> parking issues at the various trailheads and
> access points, particularly on weekends and
> holidays.
>
> Hell, ripping out the rails and converting the
> right of way to a ROAD would go further toward
> eliminating gridlock if that is the true goal. If
> the commission is serious about moving passengers
> and reducing gridlock, bus rapid transit should be
> considered if rail has failed. And here's a
> dedicated corridor for it.
>
> It would be pretty fun to watch Mr. Peoples shake
> his fist at passing buses on a dedicated corridor
> not open to private vehicles or pedestrians, as
> those passengers are briskly whisked around
> surrounding gridlock on what should be "his" bike
> trail. That my friends, is much closer to reality
> than the pipe dream quoted above as a gridlock
> solution.
>
>
> Goober Wrote:
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> > I notice that the trail people are drooling
> over
> > the opportunity to rip up another rail line in
> > order to preserve it. Story mentions how the
> > trail would reduce gridlock, are there really
> that
> > many people willing to leave their cars to ride
> > the trail to work??
> > I would think finding ways to get more trucks
> off
> > the roads would be more of a help to the
> gridlock
> > problem, but maybe in better weather thousands
> of
> > people will ride the trail to work.?

leave us not forget, the real estate
developers, and their dreams.of
riches, and the urbanization of the
coast, what's a couple more million?
to add to the mix, after all, they
all will.ride bikes, lmmfao