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aaron Sat 29 Dec 2018 23:32:42 No.1269192 View View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>1269207 >>1269215 >>1269335 >>1269958

what are your views on your local transit network.

i live in rural England and we have a bigger train station in our local town of 5,000 than some large US city's do. our bus network is pretty poor but i think its still better that america

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sun 30 Dec 2018 01:03:19 No.1269207 Report

Quoted By: >>1269210

>>1269192
Pretty decent in Glasgow. It's the largest suburban rail network outside of London, but it's a shame they've never bothered to further integrate the Subway with the railways after the 1980s.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 30 Dec 2018 01:05:09 No.1269210 Report

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>>1269207
A view of what could have been: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF9hF9dVsyc

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 30 Dec 2018 01:21:59 No.1269215 Report

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>>1269192
Many major US cities don't have any rail transit. I'd be surprised if there are any cities in the United States around only 5,000 that have fixed route service. Many rural counties have paratransit but most people don't think of paratransit as actual transit.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 30 Dec 2018 10:19:52 No.1269335 Report

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>>1269192
I live in a large town in Cornwall (about 16k) and we're part of the Plymouth Citibus network (there's literally just a river between us and Plymouth) and we have a small train station. Except there's 1 bus stop at the edge of the suburb I live in and the train station is on the other side of town. So about a 5/10.

Anoɳymous

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Anoɳymous Sun 30 Dec 2018 14:13:46 No.1269377 Report

Quoted By: >>1270147

I'm completely torn on my local transit networks, to be honest.

Pros:
>light rail/tram hybrid system
>trunk bus routes with six or more busses per hour
>local transit authority doing a good job
>excellent regional railway connections
>overall feels first world compared to, e.g., complains of the US anons on this board

Cons:
>trams are packed beyond capacity during peak hours
>may even need a metro
>NIMBYs prevent tram extensions and upgrades
>new trams can only be used on 2 of the 4 lines
>central trunk tunnel is at peak capacity already
>city is built for cars first and foremost
>bike infrastructure is awful
>regional bus company actually does a terrible job

So compared to almost everwhere else, the networks are excellent. But there is still lots of room for improvement.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 30 Dec 2018 14:40:25 No.1269381 Report

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Eastern fringe of Orlando around the university.
I was impressed when I found out that bus lines go through my way and have bike racks, but disappointed, because they come only once or twice every hour.
Situation seems better downtown, which has rail lines going through it and free bus service.
I'll definitely pay attention to public transportation options when I move.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 30 Dec 2018 14:43:27 No.1269384 Report

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Eastern fringe of Orlando around the university.
I was impressed when I found out that bus lines go through my way and have bike racks, but disappointed, because they come only once or twice every hour. Never rode it.
Situation seems better downtown, which has rail lines going through it and free bus service.
I'll definitely pay attention to public transportation options when I move.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 01 Jan 2019 16:04:04 No.1269958 Report

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>>1269192
Pros: An extremely well developed transit network that have 90% traffic mode share
Cons: Decision makers are trying to reduce congestion by limiting non-rail public transportation growth

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 02 Jan 2019 05:05:38 No.1270147 Report

Quoted By: >>1270795

>>1269377
goddamn de anon, nice to see nimbys are just as bad over there.

here in boston literally everything gets shit on by two types of liberals: nimbys who scream about neighborhood character and urban elements, and environmental fatalists who think everything is going to shit so why bother spending the money on better transportation.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 04 Jan 2019 05:21:22 No.1270795 Report

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>>1270147
That's why the Red Line stops just short of Arlington at Alewife Brook Parkway. Arlington NIMBYs didn't want "ethnic youth" pouring into their town through the T

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