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John Culberson blocking metro rail funding

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by da1, Jun 21, 2012.

  1. HombreDeHierro

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    liltexxx just showing that he knows nothing...


    a rail from hillcroft to UH would be incredible...


    elevated bus lines, on the other hand? LOLOLOLOLOL
     
  2. da1

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    61% of population wants walkable urbanism and more mass transit. Shouldn't Culberson do what the people want?
     
  3. mfastx

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    WRONG, lol. Rail generates far more ridership, and is more efficient than buses.

    Try again.
     
  4. Raven

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    People who live in nice neighborhoods do not want to be within walking distance of public transportation.
     
  5. mfastx

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    I've checked it out. Curitiba is built nothing like Houston. Not even close.

    Next.
     
  6. mfastx

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    Houston had plans for a grade separated (superior) heavy rail system in the 80s. Uninformed Houstonians voted it down.

    Houston had plans for a grade separated light rail line, but that was killed by Bob Lanier.

    Houston tried to get federal funding for a light rail line, but Tom DeLay and dickface Culberson blocked that too, lol.

    So we had to settle for a locally funded started line, that's why it's on ground level.
     
  7. Harrisment

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    Tell that to people that live in cities like Boston where property within walking distance of train stations is at a premium.
     
  8. mfastx

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    It needs buses? Care to back that up? Did you not know that every major city in the country has an extensive bus system? And we are still pathetic in terms of public transportation as a country.
     
  9. Summer Song Giver

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    So, this must be what the D&D forum is like
     
  10. da1

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    Explain NYC, Boston, and western Europe.
     
  11. mfastx

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    Not here, but in most desirable cities they do. People here are just uninformed and closed-minded.
     
  12. bigtexxx

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    none of the rail fanboys have presented any logic or facts to convince others of rail's worth in the city of Houston

    I hear crap about "how cool would it be to have rail going from UH to Hillcroft" and "what world class city doesn't have rail", but that's just idle irrelevant garbage. Then I see ridiculous statements from mfastx claiming that rail is more efficient than buses, yet he doesn't even take the most basic of steps to include capital costs in his analysis, so his analysis is worthless.

    Culberson was right to abort the rail plans.
     
  13. mfastx

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    Here's a fact:

    Operating cost per person of light rail: $1
    Operating cost per person of buses: $5

    bigtexxx, what's the capital cost of building freeways and streets that buses drive on? How many billions?
     
  14. Dubious

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  15. bigtexxx

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    I have to assume that you're a high school student or younger. I'm sorry but I will not argue economics of rail vs. bus when this is how you open the discussion. This is so amateurish that I'm embarrassed for you.
     
  16. bigtexxx

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    Nope. Ooooook mister, I'm embarrassed for you too. :p
     
  18. mfastx

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    Dammit, we are not going to get commuter trains until we have the infrastructure to handle it, which includes having light rail in the city!! This is the exact type of thing that taxpayer dollars should be used for!
     
  20. da1

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    Freeway and road plans should be aborted as well.
     

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