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re: Dedicated passenger train from Baton Rouge to New Orleans "3-5 years away"
Posted on 7/14/15 at 2:20 pm to TigersOfGeauxld
Posted on 7/14/15 at 2:20 pm to TigersOfGeauxld
I don't get why everyone gets a hard-on for having a stupid train running between BR and NOLA. Literally they could build a third lane on the interstate and completely solve any problems about commuting.
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Posted on 7/14/15 at 2:35 pm to waiting4saturday
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Literally they could build a third lane on the interstate and completely solve any problems about commuting.
I'm no fan of this train boondoggle, but this isn't true, either. Traffic always expands to fill available lanes.
It's counter-intuitive, but it is also true. What happens is - like water - traffic takes the route of least resistance - so your lower volume roads will get less traffic and the extra lane will fill up. Also, they've found that induced demand means there is a perfect relationship of increased miles of travel lanes to increased driving by the local population.
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This post was edited on 7/14/15 at 2:37 pm
Posted on 7/14/15 at 3:23 pm to waiting4saturday
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I don't get why everyone gets a hard-on for having a stupid train running between BR and NOLA. Literally they could build a third lane on the interstate and completely solve any problems about commuting.
Airport parking is probably more expensive than a train ride. Parking in NOLA is probably more expensive than a train ride. The bigger question is definitely who's going to take the train back to Baton Rouge other than Baton Rougeans returning home? Downtown business meetings and LSU sports only goes so far. For this to be successful that corridor would really have to grow. Maybe if they built that big airport in between BR and NOLA they're always talking about it would work out. Then you get traffic from both cities using it regularly, even if it's only for half the line.
Regarding the horror of mass transit for southerners, it's all about being useful. Does the proposed commuter train really seem less dangerous or filled with fewer unwashed masses than the French Quarter you're taking the train to?
This post was edited on 7/14/15 at 3:25 pm
Posted on 7/14/15 at 7:58 pm to waiting4saturday
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I don't get why everyone gets a hard-on for having a stupid train running between BR and NOLA. Literally they could build a third lane on the interstate and completely solve any problems about commuting.
Especially if it makes several stops in between. So you have to drive to downtown NOLA or BR, get on a train that stops all along the way, get off the train at the other end, find a vehicle or public transit, and take that to your destination.
Or you can just get on I-10 and be done with it in less time.
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