BIKE: Re: Rail Issues (3)

[Nawdry]

At 10/28/2004 08:47 , Patrick Goetz <pgoetz> wrote:

>Nawdry wrote:
> > This does not mean that LRT is a substitute for these cities' core rapid
> > transit systems, but it does suggest that, even with grade-separated
> > rapid transit, modern European cities recognize the effectiveness and
> > usefulness of surface-based LRT systems - in these cases, as
> > supplementary high-quality public transport systems.
>
>My point exactly.  Thank you.  This is why Austin (and Houston, for that
>matter) need a "core rapid transit system" -- i.e. a Metro -- before
>even thinking about a surface rail system.


Hey Patrick, I was talking about the LARGEST cities on the European 
continent - cities like London, Paris, Amsterdam, Rome, Milan, Brussels, 
Berlin, Hamburg, Moscow.  You live in little Austin, Texas.  Hello?

You also conveniently ignore the cities I cited where LRT is the primary 
rail mode - cities like Birmingham, Manchester, Zurich, Frankfurt, Cologne, 
Hannover, and many, many more.

Jeez... what does it take?

LH