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phantom power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-28-09 12:36 PM Original message |
Supertrains to Nowhere |
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napoleon_in_rags (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-28-09 01:09 PM Response to Original message |
1. That's really interesting, actually. |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-28-09 03:53 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. There is a term for it: "transit oriented development" |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-28-09 01:37 PM Response to Original message |
2. And that is why the "there is not enough perceived need for the development |
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phantom power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-28-09 04:16 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. People think nothing of it when this is done with roads. |
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pscot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-28-09 09:56 PM Response to Original message |
5. The cargo cult model of urban planning |
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phantom power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 09:55 AM Response to Reply #5 |
6. People tend to live where they have access to transportation. |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-03-09 04:29 AM Response to Reply #6 |
7. MAX light rail spawned just such development on the Sunset corridor |
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NNadir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-03-09 01:42 PM Response to Original message |
8. Bad idea. It would be better to deal with our existing sprawl. |
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phantom power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-04-09 11:09 AM Response to Reply #8 |
9. I agree about the virgin land thing... |
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tinrobot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-04-09 11:34 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Bulldoze the suburbs instead. |
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NNadir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-04-09 09:25 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. I agree. |
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