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Study: Light rail line luring riders from cars
Interesting study, with a some good news thrown in. (But let’s fix those places in the last paragraph where “effect” should have been used instead of “affect.”)
That’s the problem with the under 40 workplace. They depend on Spell Check instead of Functioning Brain 1.0. Going to college and getting a degree does not make you more intelligent. But computers have the ability to magnify the problem.
As for the California report, to be expected. Consider the source. All the school had to do was pay a student to stand at the train station and interview other students. It’s about the same as standing at the corner of Lombardi and Oneida in Green Bay and asking people about their favorite team.
Actually the spell checker is working quite correctly. It may be incorrect usage but the spelling is correct.
David P. Morgan would surely have caught that “affect” for “effect”.
Naturally the Goose will Pooh pooh this report. This is a significant report and yes, people living close to the light rail line indeed finds it more convenient to ride the light rail rather than drive and find a place to park their cars. To the Goose’s dismay, rail transit WORKS and buses just don’
t get it.
Is not “spellcheck”(sic) socialistic? And if it did grammar as well pure communism? Gotta watch out! And DPM is not resting easily.
Thats news? Of course…people living next to a train station are more apt to use the train than people further away. Thx for that mind blowing tidbit USC. Stick to football…aw maybe not.
Thats news? Of course…people living next to a train station are more apt to use the train than people further away. Thx for that mind blowing tidbit USC. Stick to football…aw maybe not.
Well, it is only natural that people are more likely to ride a rail line the closer it is to their residence. Just like any business, a rail line has to be where it’s convenient for it’s customer base. Those living further away from a rail line will certainly ride it it if it’s not too terribly out of their way and doesn’t lengthen their commute time too much at all…
As I read the point of the study, they wanted to see if having the rail line nearby changed people’s driving habits, not whether the closer people used it more than the more distant people. To those folks who discount the effect of a light rail line on driving habits this study would be “news.”
Lets face it Goose. You’re cooked! Light Rail aka Trolley Cars located in areas where you’ll find a nice sizeable population will leave their cars at home and public transportation. It’s clean and green. At one time, we had a great Interurban and trolley car system. But, we had people who didn’t like transit systems, see Robert Moses for example. You can go across the country and people will tell you the same. “We love public transportation!”
Clean and green? The power for these systems doesn’t come out of the clear blue AKA a Tesla concept. Reliability wise some times I wish there was diesel, steam, or even a horse.
I think it’s worth noting the effect of wide streets and pedestrian access to the light rail stations. Light rail doesn’t carry cars, only people. People need to work when they step off the light rail vehicle, and the more conveniently they can get from origin to destination beyond the light rail station, the more likely they are to use the system. This should be a key element in the design of any transit system.
I see that this has already been brought up, but it is worth bringing up again.
I read these reports and I know other subscribers read these reports. Is it not possible to have an EDITOR read these reports as well? That is their job. And… this is not rocket science. It’s basic English usage.
According to the study, the affect on society of the Expo Line and rail ridership was larger near stations with more bus lines and near stations that have streets with fewer traffic lanes, suggesting that bus service increases the affect of rail transit and that wide streets (which can be barriers to pedestrian access) reduce the affect of rail transit, at least in the Expo Line corridor.