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Single-Ad-3260 t1_j4b6pec wrote
Reply to comment by todareistobmore in A reminder that "light rail" (as a concept) and "The Light Rail" (that we have) are not synonymous by gaiusjuliusweezer
This chart is not relevant to this discussion. DC is a first tier city. This is a r/Baltimore sub. Baltimore is a second tier city. Which second tier American city does light rail work?
Single-Ad-3260 t1_j49z804 wrote
Reply to comment by todareistobmore in A reminder that "light rail" (as a concept) and "The Light Rail" (that we have) are not synonymous by gaiusjuliusweezer
Dc has always been a first tier city, well before the metro. Baltimore will never be a first tier city.
Single-Ad-3260 t1_j49dl2y wrote
Reply to comment by gthc21 in A reminder that "light rail" (as a concept) and "The Light Rail" (that we have) are not synonymous by gaiusjuliusweezer
Or you can live in an urban area. Or you can have an E-bike in the suburbs. Lots of other choices I’m sure. If we are switching from gas to electric cars that don’t pollute what does it matter?
Single-Ad-3260 t1_j49d2qi wrote
Reply to comment by gthc21 in A reminder that "light rail" (as a concept) and "The Light Rail" (that we have) are not synonymous by gaiusjuliusweezer
Light rail and metro work well in first tier cities. They do not work well in second tier cities. Baltimore is a second tier city. Is there one American second tier city in which light rail works well, and by well I mean rider ship?
It is not being short sighted to point out that car centric suburbs of second tier cities do not support through ridership numbers a light rail system.
Single-Ad-3260 t1_j49c2l1 wrote
Reply to comment by gthc21 in A reminder that "light rail" (as a concept) and "The Light Rail" (that we have) are not synonymous by gaiusjuliusweezer
DC is a 1st tier city. Nova is 3million people. Moco and pgco are two most populous md counties.
Single-Ad-3260 t1_j49az91 wrote
Reply to comment by gthc21 in A reminder that "light rail" (as a concept) and "The Light Rail" (that we have) are not synonymous by gaiusjuliusweezer
That population was never car centric. Putting the genie back in the bottle has not been successful in an American second tier city.
Single-Ad-3260 t1_j498p4r wrote
Reply to A reminder that "light rail" (as a concept) and "The Light Rail" (that we have) are not synonymous by gaiusjuliusweezer
Light rail in a 2nd tier city doesn’t work. There will never be enough ridership.
Single-Ad-3260 t1_j4dcbag wrote
Reply to comment by gaiusjuliusweezer in A reminder that "light rail" (as a concept) and "The Light Rail" (that we have) are not synonymous by gaiusjuliusweezer
I stated facts not opinion. Light rail doesn’t work in a second tier city. I asked if there were any examples, you knew, of an American second tier city in which light rail was built and has high ridership. What facts do you present to someone who does not believe in facts?