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Originally Posted by wwmiv
Also, I really think the best strategy going forward is simply expanding the red line in conjunction with adding a downtown streetcar circulator and an equivalent amount of money in the same ballot package going to road projects. Add a few in-town red line stops (I'd add stops at Airport and Bruning and change development policy there toward VMU -- there'd be neighborhood support here, at Hancock Center, where there would also be neighborhood support for denser development there provided they got certain concessions, just north of Manor Road, and at 7th) and extend the red line west with three new stops (between Brazos and Congress, between Lavaca and Guadalupe, and a small terminal station at 4th and Rio Grande).
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Just curious, why both a streetcar and extending the red line?
Extending the red line through downtown is
very problematic. If you're doing a streetcar anyway (hopefully with exclusive lanes) it serves basically the same function (if you can run in frequently enough or time it to minimize the transfer penalty).