As a previous poster suggested, read the ETC ridership estimate documents, read the City of Seattle ridership estimate documents. SMP did not just make up...
And exactly how wrong is it to expand? Vancouver had the exact same World's Fair experience with the Skytrain. I don't hear a lot of British Columbian...
I like to also add that since the monorail has it's own guideway, it's going to be a faster ride than a bus, which has to stop and go at a stop light. ... ...
Maybe you should try a different browser. In mine I right click the link to the PDF file and select "Save target as ..." and save the file to my desktop. From...
from http://www.subwaywebnews.com/ The Department of Subways is made up of 26,368 employees, 659 miles of mainline track, 22 major lines, 3 shuttle lines,...
No. I'm saying I expect that passengers will transfer for free between monorail and bus and light rail, but that I expect fares will be more than $1.25/$1.50...
in a significant percentage of the length of the line, there is going to be a great view. and from 150ft up across the ballard bridge? across the W.Sea ...
Skytrain is automated Light Rail. ... same World's Fair experience with the Skytrain. I don't hear a lot of British Columbian residents saying the Skytrain is...
I have been trying to locate a link of ridership in the Northwest, and am still having difficulty. This link from the Puget Sound Business Journal could be...
Gee I thought the key to LR is that it can run at grade, elevated or in a subway but Skytrain can't because of its third rail - it doesn't use a catenary does...
... the ... system ... you haven't seen any evidence that it will, not because that evidence doesn't exist, but because [you say] you can't open the PDF files ...
I can't vouch much for this source, but West Seattle Dave may find this discussion of Seattle vs. Portland very interesting in terms of the discussion of...
... that ... a ... Au Contraire, I must assert - there are a number of people who take/took advantage of the Seattle Center 'park 'n rail' pass to park on Roy...
You are correct. LR systems have significant design flexibility due to their ability to run at-grade, underground, or elevated. This design flexibility can...
... There are several advantages to monorail over buses: 1) monorails can't go on strike, avoid work, etc. - automation begets reliability and on-time...
. ... the ... and ... Dave, this isn't much of an excuse - just because you can't read the docs doesn't mean they are lying. Have you tried just saving the...
... good luck on gas going back to $1 a gallon. And it hasn't been close to that cheap for over a year, let alone lately. I would predict that the fare(s)...
... Not completely accurate - you imply that Skytrain is like what ST proposes to build, which is NOT true. Skytrain is a variation on LRT technology called...
... due ... None of which is denied monorail, either. Monorail systems could do any of the above, if you were nuts enough to run them at-grade or had to run...
That makes little difference. And for your information, the Skytrain is not elevated light rail, it's a version of Automated Guideway Transit and (you going...
... NOW! ... But they also get paid in Canadian dollars. And since they have national health care, take home dollars + health care averages out. Gas is gas is...
Best get your facts right.... http://www.railway-technology.com/projects/vancouver/specs.html But what does the actual system owner know anyhow, right? ... ...
Sure, and I would absolutely love to see the reaction locally to an SMP proposal to build an at-grade monorail! Particularly if it followed the current...
At grade makes no sense for any light rail system. All you get is traffic accidents, injuries and death. Elevated monorail can be built less expensively than...
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Based on some of discussions over the last few days, I thought that some of you might be interested in the Excel file that I just posted in the Files section....
My parents still live in Lake Forest Park. My experience with the folks who live near the Trail - my folks are a good mile and a half away - is that anything...
Seattle Monorail Project August Board & Committee Schedule: Tuesday, August 17, 2004, 9 am Green Line Committee Thursday, August 19, 2004, 7:30 am Finance...
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