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Public Transportation and Smart Growth

enid602

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5. Phoenix

Reply to TM99 (Reply #4)

Tue Aug 4, 2015, 06:58 AM

Aug 2015

Light Rail had a great run in the late 1800's and early 1900's. I think it's current rebirth in Phoenix has been so popular because Phoenicians think it's cute and will never threaten the automobile centric reality here in Phoenix. I would have preferred el trains or light rail built over the agricultural canals, which would face far fewer ROW issues.

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How Car-Centric Cities Like Phoenix Learned to Love Light Rail [View all] marmar Aug 2015 OP

Oh, the things we could do.... daleanime Aug 2015 #1

or if our government didnt spend 60% of our wealth on the parasite MIC nt msongs Aug 2015 #2

That too.... daleanime Aug 2015 #3

heck, up in LA we were promised a subway to the sea by 2009 (I figuered "that means 2010") MisterP Aug 2015 #7

If only the reality of the light rail here in Phoenix TM99 Aug 2015 #4

Phoenix enid602 Aug 2015 #5

I definitely agree. TM99 Aug 2015 #6