PublicCommenter t1_j9hvfv5 wrote on February 22, 2023 at 2:08 AM

I saw some vagrant post something about making the Busway into light rail. What a joke. They're more likely to convert the rail into Busway. The rail system would be cheaper to operate and more efficient as a Busway.

RepeatedFailure t1_j9nsly1 wrote on February 23, 2023 at 8:07 AM

I assume you're talking about college students, which make up 30K+ people in the city. Even when they move out, they'll be replaced by more people who's interests are similar, so I wouldn't discount all of their opinions. That said, even light rail is dumb expensive in the US and I think people get way too optimistic with imaginary transit maps. The busway would be easy routing for light rail, but it isn't where more transit is needed. Building a busway in the south hills would not be cheaper than maintaining the rail and rolling stock