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Originally Posted by Komeht
None of the above is particularly urgent with the exception of Mueller which is developing currently and will need to know relatively quickly how dense it can be. That's why I suggest that Mueller should be part of any proposed route, even if that route heads up the Guadalupe corridor (which by all accounts is a dead possibility because of redline/metrorapid one-two punch).
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Once again, redline/metrorapid do nothing but _help_ the viability of transit in the Guadalupe corridor. Unfortunately, it's (probably) not enough.
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Originally Posted by Komeht
and that since we can't build the system out fully, we should start with the best route first, the one that will command the highest ridership in year 1, not in a theoretical year 20. By building the best route for today first, we have a reasonably good shot at a fully integrated rail system someday down the line. But if the first line lays an egg, good luck with that.
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Look, in a perfect world, given sufficient financial resources and a sufficiently positive electorate, Guadalupe would be the way to go (actually, with money as no object, heavy rail subway all the way).
But that's not the way things are. Wishing doesn't change the facts and statistics (many of which I've referenced) that are the present situation.
You (and others) are presenting a false dichotomy. It's not a choice between a good Red River route and a better Guadalupe route. It's a choice between a good Red River route and rail probably not happening ever.
The "best" route is the best route than can get passed. A "best" route that can't get passed is worthless. "Perfect is the enemy of the good".
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