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re: Light Rail between NOLA and BR
Posted on 3/29/14 at 6:26 pm to willthezombie
Posted on 3/29/14 at 6:26 pm to willthezombie
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95 minutes
How many stops would that be ?
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Posted on 3/29/14 at 6:28 pm to biglego
Nothing high speed about 95 mins
Posted on 3/29/14 at 6:30 pm to biglego
The idea is a great one but w/o massive government subsidies, the cost to ride would not make it economical.
Do we really want to have more tax dollars thrown at something like this ?
You might have more day visitors from NO coming to BTR but you would probably see fewer passengers flying out of BTR because folks would be taking the train to MSY to fly.
Too many variables to make it work !
Do we really want to have more tax dollars thrown at something like this ?
You might have more day visitors from NO coming to BTR but you would probably see fewer passengers flying out of BTR because folks would be taking the train to MSY to fly.
Too many variables to make it work !
Posted on 3/29/14 at 6:31 pm to BayouBandit24
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it would never be funded
Posted on 3/29/14 at 6:33 pm to willthezombie
95 minutes?
It's a decent concept, but for it to take 95 minutes plus the extra 15 on each end getting to and from where you need to go. I mean, who is gonna waste four hours of each day on a train?
I can make it door to door from around Lakeview to Ivars in an hour exactly, not rushing. During the week, BR-->NOLA or vice versa typically takes 1.5hrs and I end up exactly where I want each time. How hard is it to get a faster train? I'd consider it for a 45 minute ride, but a 95 minute trip is out of the question
It's a decent concept, but for it to take 95 minutes plus the extra 15 on each end getting to and from where you need to go. I mean, who is gonna waste four hours of each day on a train?
I can make it door to door from around Lakeview to Ivars in an hour exactly, not rushing. During the week, BR-->NOLA or vice versa typically takes 1.5hrs and I end up exactly where I want each time. How hard is it to get a faster train? I'd consider it for a 45 minute ride, but a 95 minute trip is out of the question
Posted on 3/29/14 at 6:34 pm to ElderTiger
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You might have more day visitors from NO coming to BTR but you would probably see fewer passengers flying out of BTR because folks would be taking the train to MSY to fly.
Who wants to lug around luggage on a light rail though? And would the parking area near the light rail station be safe to leave your car at? Will the station in NOLA be safe to be hanging out with luggage while waiting for transportation to the airport?
Posted on 3/29/14 at 6:36 pm to lsunurse
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Who wants to lug around luggage on a light rail though? And would the parking area near the light rail station be safe to leave your car at? Will the station in NOLA be safe to be hanging out with luggage while waiting for transportation to the airport?
More of the variables I was talking about !
Posted on 3/29/14 at 6:38 pm to ElderTiger
If you have traveled in the NE, you know that rail works...but it still is subsidized by the gov't.
Posted on 3/29/14 at 6:40 pm to ElderTiger
BR needs to work to make all their public transportation better for a light rail to ever work.
The same people bitching about the bus routes being too close to their precious neighborhoods are some of the same ones that think a light rail sounds cool.
The same people bitching about the bus routes being too close to their precious neighborhoods are some of the same ones that think a light rail sounds cool.
Posted on 3/29/14 at 6:47 pm to lsunurse
This rail will never pay for itself and will cost tax payers too much money. BR isn't a destination many people want to travel to anyway.
This post was edited on 3/29/14 at 6:47 pm
Posted on 3/29/14 at 6:48 pm to Hammertime
quote:
95 minutes?
It's a decent concept, but for it to take 95 minutes plus the extra 15 on each end getting to and from where you need to go. I mean, who is gonna waste four hours of each day on a train?
I can make it door to door from around Lakeview to Ivars in an hour exactly, not rushing. During the week, BR-->NOLA or vice versa typically takes 1.5hrs and I end up exactly where I want each time. How hard is it to get a faster train? I'd consider it for a 45 minute ride, but a 95 minute trip is out of the question
I would imagine very few ppl actually ride the whole way. Most people would ride from BR to the suburbs, from NOLA to the suburbs.
It is a waste of money IMO but a good concept.
Posted on 3/29/14 at 6:51 pm to ElderTiger
LA isn't NE.
Posted on 3/29/14 at 6:53 pm to ElderTiger
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If you have traveled in the NE, you know that rail works...but it still is subsidized by the gov't.
It's far more socially acceptable in the N.E. Public transport is a hard sell in the South. There'd be a dozen "Trashy" or "Not Trashy" threads on the OT the first day it operated.
This post was edited on 3/29/14 at 6:54 pm
Posted on 3/29/14 at 6:53 pm to willthezombie
Horrible concept if it's a waste of money.
Posted on 3/29/14 at 7:02 pm to RogerTheShrubber
To LSUinthe NW & RogerTheScrubber...
Agree with you both
Agree with you both
Posted on 3/29/14 at 7:06 pm to lsunurse
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And would the parking area near the light rail station be safe to leave your car at? Will the station in NOLA be safe to be hanging out with luggage while waiting for transportation to the airport?
I think those are the biggest concerns. I used to take the max in Portland to the airport so carrying luggage never bothered me. So did many others. Cost 2.50 and avoided paying parking. Quite a few people took advantage of it but Portland also has a very good public transportation system and is pretty safe.
Posted on 3/29/14 at 7:07 pm to RogerTheShrubber
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It's far more socially acceptable in the N.E. Public transport is a hard sell in the South
If BR traffic gets much worse I bet ppl would consider it.
quote:
here'd be a dozen "Trashy" or "Not Trashy" threads on the OT the first day it operated.
I am placing $5 on trashy winning
Posted on 3/29/14 at 7:08 pm to willthezombie
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I am placing $5 on trashy winning
I'd up that if I were you...
Posted on 3/29/14 at 7:13 pm to RogerTheShrubber
IWRI
Posted on 3/29/14 at 7:16 pm to H.M. Murdock
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H.M. Murdock
Light Rail between NOLA and BR
Horrible concept if it's a waste of money.
razor sharp analysis ...
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