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Originally Posted by Lincoln
It's not that far to Seaholm from Congress. It's kinda like walking from the bus stop of Esther's Follies or something.
Maybe I'm wrong, but I don't think it's crazy to think people will walk if there is no parking.
If there is parking, people won't take PT. I think that has more to do with ridership than distance to destination from the stop.
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(This is for both of you guys):
If you're willing to walk that far to take rail transit, you could just walk a much shorter distance and take an express bus (one-seat ride) that goes the same place today (Guadalupe/Lavaca stops for the 98x series express buses which go to the same suburban park-and-rides plus hit a few better spots like the Arboretum). Here's a hint: if you don't, you're (in aggregate) not going to take the "walk 1.5 miles to rail stop" option either, because the 1.5 mile walk takes long enough that it's basically the same trip length as the bus would have been, if not longer (same goes for the shuttlebus, which would entail a wait and then a slow, stuck-in-traffic, bus ride to the Convention Center).
Wishful thinking can't override transit research from all over the friggin' country.