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Light Rail Dowtown NOLA to MSY Pros and Cons
Posted on 2/10/17 at 12:37 pm
Posted on 2/10/17 at 12:37 pm
I don't believe a commuter train from Nola to BR is viable, but this project seems like it could be real possibility especially with all of the new apartments going up downtown.
I think the blue line through the Westbank is much less necessary than the yellow line.
Can I get some pros and cons of this project?
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Posted on 2/10/17 at 12:40 pm to CrazyCow202
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pros
It would provide fast, efficient transportation throughout the NOLA metro.
quote:
cons
It would be run by New Orleans city officials and would come in 300% over budget after the most corrupt local politicians in the nation got involved. There would be federal racketeering charges placed on the administrators/mayor's office within a year of it opening. You'd be better off letting a group of Afghani warlords run this operation.
This post was edited on 2/10/17 at 12:43 pm
Posted on 2/10/17 at 12:40 pm to CrazyCow202
where would the station be in downtown? We talking somewhere in the CBD?
Posted on 2/10/17 at 12:41 pm to WavinWilly
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where would the station be in downtown? We talking somewhere in the CBD?
I imagine it would be the existing Amtrak station?
Posted on 2/10/17 at 12:41 pm to CrazyCow202
Cons:
-Cost
-this may be complete by New Orleans' quadricentennial in 2118 if they broke ground today
-Cost
-this may be complete by New Orleans' quadricentennial in 2118 if they broke ground today
Posted on 2/10/17 at 12:42 pm to chillygentilly
If New Orleans continues to be the tourist mecca it currently is, light rail from MSY would be the next logical step.
Posted on 2/10/17 at 12:43 pm to ClientNumber9
quote:
It would provide fast, efficient transportation throughout the NOLA metro.
i doubt it would be fast. efficient, yes.
Posted on 2/10/17 at 12:45 pm to CrazyCow202
Cons: it would be run by public sector employees from the greater new orleans area
Posted on 2/10/17 at 12:49 pm to CrazyCow202
Inevitably someone is going to argue that the price of a ticket will never fund this. They will say it needs 10000 passengers a day to be viable without government subsidies and that the interstate system is the answer.
They are morons that dont realize that the government subsidizes the interstate system they are championing.
They are morons that dont realize that the government subsidizes the interstate system they are championing.
This post was edited on 2/10/17 at 12:51 pm
Posted on 2/10/17 at 12:50 pm to CrazyCow202
If you think about most tourist cities that do the volume NOLA does, almost all of them have a lightrail from their airport to downtown.
It would be a BIG deal for us, especially with the new Airport. Would help increase tourism, and continue to attract big events.
However, the corruption would be rampant and it would take 20 years.
It would be a BIG deal for us, especially with the new Airport. Would help increase tourism, and continue to attract big events.
However, the corruption would be rampant and it would take 20 years.
Posted on 2/10/17 at 12:52 pm to ClientNumber9
quote:
You'd be better off letting a group of Afghani warlords run this operation.
so true 
Posted on 2/10/17 at 12:54 pm to Fun Bunch
When I lived in ATL one of the better amenities of the city was being able to take Marta to and from the airport. I would think the main people against this would be the taxi, car rental and parking lot lobbies.
Posted on 2/10/17 at 12:54 pm to CrazyCow202
I think it would be a good idea. Then have the cabs at the train stations to bring people the rest of the way.
Posted on 2/10/17 at 12:56 pm to CrazyCow202
Who did this?
Posted on 2/10/17 at 12:56 pm to crazycubes
Gondola system. Ride above the traffic and all you need are a few towers and some steel cable.
Posted on 2/10/17 at 1:00 pm to TigerinATL
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When I lived in ATL one of the better amenities of the city was being able to take Marta
Does MARTA still stand for "Moving Africans Rapidly Through Atlanta"?
Posted on 2/10/17 at 1:07 pm to Y.A. Tittle
Not sure, I found the picture in the comments section of a nola.com article about the new apartment development that is going to be built downtown at South Market.
Posted on 2/10/17 at 1:13 pm to CrazyCow202
This would be legit but price would be a question and as mentioned numerous times already LA politicians will want to get their hands on the green somehow. Probably would hire their engineer nephew that graduated from Trump University.
Posted on 2/10/17 at 1:16 pm to CrazyCow202
Blue Line is dumb. If anything follow the railroad right of way downtown rather than going across the Huey P.
Who wants to take a tram from Kenner through the west bank to get downtown?
Who wants to take a tram from Kenner through the west bank to get downtown?
Posted on 2/10/17 at 1:17 pm to CrazyCow202
I think it would be great.
I'd like to add that the RTA in New Orleans is a pretty well run organization. (I have no idea if they would be directly involved in the project.)
The RTA has added new streetcar lines recently that have been completed on time and under budget (or at least not over budget). Ridership on some of those lines is still a question mark, but they are just spurs at the moment.
A light rail from NO to MSY would get huge ridership. I think it's a no brainer.
I'd like to add that the RTA in New Orleans is a pretty well run organization. (I have no idea if they would be directly involved in the project.)
The RTA has added new streetcar lines recently that have been completed on time and under budget (or at least not over budget). Ridership on some of those lines is still a question mark, but they are just spurs at the moment.
A light rail from NO to MSY would get huge ridership. I think it's a no brainer.
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