Please remove yourselves from 19th century technology and get with a bus:
Speaking of rail transit, rail systems in Boston and Washington have gotten so bad that a private bus company is attempting to replace them. Offering free WiFi, flexible pick-ups and drop-offs responsive to smart-phone apps, and prices “slightly more than public transit but significantly less than taking a taxi,” Bridj is providing service between major suburbs and downtown Boston and between Dupont Circle and Capitol Hill in DC.
Faster, cheaper more convenient, and more flexible – and politicos like Peter Burling STILL want us riding on two steel rails, locked into a fixed schedule and limited entrance / exits on stuff that has MUCH higher capital costs, MUCH higher maintenance costs, and far less nimble – and never pays for itself? This is ignorance and blindness that only means taxpayers will get majorly fleeced simply because some wish to ride the rails.
See here, too. And remember, the Down ‘Easter still needs a taxpayer subsidy of around $50 / rider just to break even.
(H/T: The Anti-Planner)
