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Commuter train BR to NO is a stupid idea--send me the $2.5 million for a study
Posted on 12/20/16 at 1:04 pm
Posted on 12/20/16 at 1:04 pm
Communter Rail Gets Taxpayer Money for Planning
Unbelievably stupid.
We should end the Amtrak subsidies now and we certainly should not invest in more government run railroads that will require subsidies.
Why would anyone pay $10 to ride a commuter train between New Orleans and Baton Rouge? They had to subsidize the commuter buses after Katrina.
Unbelievably stupid.
We should end the Amtrak subsidies now and we certainly should not invest in more government run railroads that will require subsidies.
Why would anyone pay $10 to ride a commuter train between New Orleans and Baton Rouge? They had to subsidize the commuter buses after Katrina.
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Posted on 12/20/16 at 1:05 pm to I B Freeman
I would pay 10 dollars to do that. It would be highly convient to not have to drive my car down there, park, worry about if I'll be sober enough to drive home. Etc.
I'd be saving like 2 bucks by taking my own car anyway
I'd be saving like 2 bucks by taking my own car anyway
This post was edited on 12/20/16 at 1:09 pm
Posted on 12/20/16 at 1:08 pm to progodlegend
quote:you and dozens of other people
I would pay 10 dollars to do that. It would be highly convient to not have to drive my car down there, park, worry about if I'll be sober enough to drive home. Etc.
Posted on 12/20/16 at 1:10 pm to progodlegend
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I would pay 10 dollars to do that. It would be highly convient to not have to drive my car down there, park, worry about if I'll be sober enough to drive home. Etc.
Ok tell just where you want the taxpayers to have the train drop you off??
How many times a week do you want to take the taxpayer train to NO to get drunk?
Posted on 12/20/16 at 1:13 pm to I B Freeman
This train would have like 10 people riding it.
Posted on 12/20/16 at 1:15 pm to I B Freeman
Train should run from MSY to downtown NOLA. That's it.
Posted on 12/20/16 at 1:16 pm to I B Freeman
About as many times as I want to take the tax payer road to get there.
My argument isn't over whether this is a great idea or not. I'm just saying ten dollars is an excellent price point and it would be much more popular at that price than y'all anticipate. I'm not commenting on the ridiculous subsidy that it probably takes to get it to that price point
People pay ten bucks to Uber within baton rouge right now. I any many others would happily pay ten bucks to hitch a ride to NO
My argument isn't over whether this is a great idea or not. I'm just saying ten dollars is an excellent price point and it would be much more popular at that price than y'all anticipate. I'm not commenting on the ridiculous subsidy that it probably takes to get it to that price point
People pay ten bucks to Uber within baton rouge right now. I any many others would happily pay ten bucks to hitch a ride to NO
This post was edited on 12/20/16 at 1:21 pm
Posted on 12/20/16 at 1:19 pm to progodlegend
You can get on MegaBus now for as little as $26 round trip.
No taxpayer subsidy.
Park your car leech and ride the private business's product you want to destroy.
LINK
No taxpayer subsidy.
Park your car leech and ride the private business's product you want to destroy.
LINK
Posted on 12/20/16 at 1:21 pm to I B Freeman
It would be a great idea if it was high speed with limited stops. LSU to NO Airport to French Quarter.
But they are going to make it a two hour ride with twenty stops
But they are going to make it a two hour ride with twenty stops
Posted on 12/20/16 at 1:22 pm to I B Freeman
Train > bus
Posted on 12/20/16 at 1:25 pm to I B Freeman
I would take the train. This needs to be done
Posted on 12/20/16 at 1:26 pm to progodlegend
Why is the train better than the bus?
The bus is nonstop.
How much of your income should be diverted to this boondoggle?
The bus is nonstop.
How much of your income should be diverted to this boondoggle?
Posted on 12/20/16 at 1:27 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
quote:fify
you and thousands of other people
Posted on 12/20/16 at 1:27 pm to cssamerican
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It would be a great idea if it was high speed with limited stops. LSU to NO Airport to French Quarter.
But they are going to make it a two hour ride with twenty stops
If it went from say Downtown NOLA to MSY to LSU to Downtown BR, I'd say it's probably feasible.
Lots of LSU fans would go to Tiger stadium during football/baseball/basketball season, and BR residents could come to downtown NOLa on the weekends.
If they make more stops than that it won't work.
Posted on 12/20/16 at 1:28 pm to I B Freeman
It would be more efficient to just give every light rail rider a Toyota Prius, than to actually build, operate and maintain the light rail line - almost anywhere in the U.S. outside of NYC, LA, Chicago and a few other very densely populated areas.
Posted on 12/20/16 at 1:28 pm to I B Freeman
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Why is the train better than the bus?
The bus is nonstop.
Is the train on traffic infested BR roads?
Posted on 12/20/16 at 1:28 pm to I B Freeman
Do people know that you have to drive to the train station? And then drive back home?
Posted on 12/20/16 at 1:29 pm to I B Freeman
Not sure how many people this applies to, but that rail makes the idea of me moving back to Louisiana living in Baton Rouge, and working in New Orleans, more likely, and I'm a taxpayer. 
Posted on 12/20/16 at 1:30 pm to I B Freeman
I have no issue with the study. The congestion between BR and NO is only going to get worse.
Posted on 12/20/16 at 1:31 pm to Kino74
You have to get to the train station and back home. Plus it's only gonna run like 2 or 3 times a day. You could be waiting for hours. Greyhound is 11 bucks each way. You can rent a car for a day for like 40 bucks.
The train needs to go from MSY to downtown NOLA. It's the densest part of the state and the tracks already exist.
The train needs to go from MSY to downtown NOLA. It's the densest part of the state and the tracks already exist.
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