From today’s Startribune, two potential light rail lines are being considered from the Southwest, option B travels through Uptown as well! The second route would follow the same path in Eden Prairie but would go through Minneapolis between Lake Calhoun and Lake of the Isles through Uptown to a final stop on Nicollet Mall. The […]
Now that the Crosstown Commons / 35W project has run in to some bumper-to-bumper traffic, might it be possible to come back to the drawing board and create a true solution for the future? Including, most importantly, dedicated light rail right down the middle. No one can deny the great success of the Hiawatha line. […]
Excellent article from the Boston Globe that was reprinted at Common Dreams. Derailing Amtrak Does this seem right to you? Bush’s budget proposal includes $35 billion for highways, $14 billion for airports, and no operating subsidies for Amtrak. Or this? Other countries long ago boarded the express. Even Bush’s fellow Republicans can see that. In […]
Dear Amtrak Co-workers: Earlier today, President Bush sent to Congress his proposed budget for FY ‚Äô06. It provides no funding for Amtrak. In contrast, this year we are spending $1.4 billion, of which $1.2 billion is from a federal appropriation to support our operations and capital programs across the country. The President‚Äôs proposal does provide […]
Okay, this took 3 minutes on google: A Review of Bus Rapid Transit Calgary, 2002 (pdf file) Capital and operating cost data indicate that Bus Rapid Transit applications are significantly less expensive to construct than LRT ‚Äì i.e. as little as $0.1 million (Cdn) per kilometre. Due to lower passenger capacities and shorter life expectancy […]
An article out today in the Star Tribune discusses a study regarding a dedicated busway on 35W to alleviate the traffic situation. While I am in favor of expanding our mass transit options in the city, they are only studying buses. In the face of the overwhelming success of the Hiawatha Light Rail line, in […]
Seems as though some residents of Minneapolis are having issues with people parking in front of their houses and getting on the light rail. Two statements really stuck out. Rozga laughs at the incident now but was frustrated that residents couldn’t just leave a polite note. “In the city, people park on the street,” she […]
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