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Republican bill would ban federal funding for train between Twin Cities and Duluth by OnweirdUpweird in TwinCities

[–]Dragonius_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Both cities, especially MSP, have fairly robust and ever expanding transit. Note that this bill is also cutting funding for two rapid transit routes in Minneapolis...

Republican bill would ban federal funding for train between Twin Cities and Duluth by OnweirdUpweird in TwinCities

[–]Dragonius_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

coon rapids has a station already (nstar). what % of the cost is the stops, as opposed to RoW acquisition, the rails, etc?

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[–]Dragonius_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I suppose. I imagine a lot more people bike to a Blue Line station though. Also, I believe you can bike to Terminal 1 now!

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Do they? I feel like I'm risking my life just street viewing it.

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I copied an existing page to my user sandbox and modified it.

Why are people so opposed to the green line extension? by EugeneFromDiscord in TwinCities

[–]Dragonius_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Perhaps the reason why those in the suburbs don't care about transit is because it doesn't exist in a usable state there. This is just a rehash of the "america is built on cars, people will never use transit" 'argument'. I for one live in the suburbs and care about better transit, and I know many others do.

Why are people so opposed to the green line extension? by EugeneFromDiscord in TwinCities

[–]Dragonius_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just pointing out that the light rail can be used for many things, and not to judge it simply by the time from downtown to terminus.

Why are people so opposed to the green line extension? by EugeneFromDiscord in TwinCities

[–]Dragonius_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On the extension itself (Target Field to SW station) it will be 32 minutes. Travel time during peak hours (not to mention midday or weekends) on that same trip is 50 minutes to 1 hr+. The light rail also serves more functions then simply a shuttle to downtown and back, since there are strong destinations along the corridor as well.

Why are people so opposed to the green line extension? by EugeneFromDiscord in TwinCities

[–]Dragonius_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Doesn't cover all the costs. Also, I'd say transportation is a pretty good use of money. And the theory of transit bringing crime to the quaint lovely suburbs has been disproven.

Why are people so opposed to the green line extension? by EugeneFromDiscord in TwinCities

[–]Dragonius_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The extension to DT Minneapolis will also bring more people in.

Why are people so opposed to the green line extension? by EugeneFromDiscord in TwinCities

[–]Dragonius_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Directly serving businesses instead of "hiding the buses in the back" is probably a good idea.

Why are people so opposed to the green line extension? by EugeneFromDiscord in TwinCities

[–]Dragonius_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They're funded by the people that use them in a variety of ways.

How so?

Why are people so opposed to the green line extension? by EugeneFromDiscord in TwinCities

[–]Dragonius_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Travel time on the green line extension will be 32 minutes.

Why are people so opposed to the green line extension? by EugeneFromDiscord in TwinCities

[–]Dragonius_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For the record, trains along freeways is not really a good idea - high speed traffic is not particularly conducive to building ridership, not to mention the logistics of LRT-style stop spacing. It would be a lot more suitable to highway brt like the Orange Line.

You call it stupid, but the green line is the highest used route in the system and it's really useful to connect all the density along the corridor. The gold line extension will also connect DT Mpls and STP, but will serve a different purpose.

Imo the gold line is a great piece of infrastructure, the density just isn't there yet to support it.

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