Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] Amusing DC area connection...

[Jonathan King <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

On 11/11/05, Scott Hussey <EMAIL:PROTECTED> wrote:
> Amazing what a well funded, well planned public transportation system will
> get you. Unlike the boondoggle that is MetroLink in St. Louis or the 7 hour
> Amtrak ride from St. Louis to Kansas City.

Amtrak sometimes even makes money in the northeast corridor...  But in
this case, you could get the same effect by just running the
connecting buses as late as the metro is
open.  I don't think there's anything magical about trains, per se. 
And I recognize the fact that lower population densities make public
transportation tougher in some places.  But I still marvel at the
ridiculously tiny crowds on (say) the local bus system.  These days,
it runs on time, bus fare is much less than parking, and there are
literally hundreds of people who live as much as a block off Broadway
who are really missing a deal.  That just weirds me out.

jking

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