Comments on: What’s the most efficient way to transport 300 passengers? http://www.travelinlocal.com/whats-the-most-efficient-way-to-transport-300-passengers/ From Los Angeles to San Diego and everything in between Sat, 13 Mar 2010 21:44:47 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: LisaNewton http://www.travelinlocal.com/whats-the-most-efficient-way-to-transport-300-passengers/comment-page-1/#comment-3273 LisaNewton Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:41:13 +0000 http://www.travelinlocal.com/?p=3864#comment-3273 I disagree. Metro looks at traffic data, route planning, the environment, plus it works closely with all the government agencies when planning a new route. Take the tour of the maintenance yards I went on. It was designed to reassure residents that having a maintenance yard isn't the "bad" neighbor many people think it is. As far as those 300 workers with 300 different origins and destinations; that's why there are parking lots at many Metro lots so people from many origins can get to one Metro station. Is it better to spend millions and millions of dollars on adding one lane to the 405 or millions on adding a light rail line along Wilshire? I disagree. Metro looks at traffic data, route planning, the environment, plus it works closely with all the government agencies when planning a new route. Take the tour of the maintenance yards I went on. It was designed to reassure residents that having a maintenance yard isn’t the “bad” neighbor many people think it is.

As far as those 300 workers with 300 different origins and destinations; that’s why there are parking lots at many Metro lots so people from many origins can get to one Metro station.

Is it better to spend millions and millions of dollars on adding one lane to the 405 or millions on adding a light rail line along Wilshire?

]]> By: Fred http://www.travelinlocal.com/whats-the-most-efficient-way-to-transport-300-passengers/comment-page-1/#comment-3269 Fred Thu, 27 Aug 2009 17:45:31 +0000 http://www.travelinlocal.com/?p=3864#comment-3269 Nice simpleton story, except that it ignores the fact that the 300 passengers have 300 different points of origin and destinations. The real question should be what's the best way for EACH of the 300, not the government cubicle worker "planning" their trip? Nice simpleton story, except that it ignores the fact that the 300 passengers have 300 different points of origin and destinations.

The real question should be what’s the best way for EACH of the 300, not the government cubicle worker “planning” their trip?

]]> By: LisaNewton http://www.travelinlocal.com/whats-the-most-efficient-way-to-transport-300-passengers/comment-page-1/#comment-3224 LisaNewton Tue, 25 Aug 2009 04:09:31 +0000 http://www.travelinlocal.com/?p=3864#comment-3224 <a href="#comment-3214" rel="nofollow">@Chip</a>, What a great idea. Your visual is very freeway friendly. ) @Chip, What a great idea. Your visual is very freeway friendly. )

]]> By: Streetsblog San Francisco » The Social Costs of Car-Free Living in Small Cities http://www.travelinlocal.com/whats-the-most-efficient-way-to-transport-300-passengers/comment-page-1/#comment-3217 Streetsblog San Francisco » The Social Costs of Car-Free Living in Small Cities Mon, 24 Aug 2009 18:10:10 +0000 http://www.travelinlocal.com/?p=3864#comment-3217 [...] Bobby Jindal, who previously flipped his position on high-speed rail, has now decided to flop. Travelin' Local looks at the relative spatial efficiency of various transport modes. And Transit Miami laments the [...] [...] Bobby Jindal, who previously flipped his position on high-speed rail, has now decided to flop. Travelin’ Local looks at the relative spatial efficiency of various transport modes. And Transit Miami laments the [...]

]]> By: Streetsblog New York City » The Social Costs of Car-Free Living in Small Cities http://www.travelinlocal.com/whats-the-most-efficient-way-to-transport-300-passengers/comment-page-1/#comment-3216 Streetsblog New York City » The Social Costs of Car-Free Living in Small Cities Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:47:56 +0000 http://www.travelinlocal.com/?p=3864#comment-3216 [...] Bobby Jindal, who previously flipped his position on high-speed rail, has now decided to flop. Travelin' Local looks at the relative spatial efficiency of various transport modes. And Transit Miami laments the [...] [...] Bobby Jindal, who previously flipped his position on high-speed rail, has now decided to flop. Travelin’ Local looks at the relative spatial efficiency of various transport modes. And Transit Miami laments the [...]

]]> By: Streetsblog Los Angeles » The Social Costs of Car-free Living in Small Cities http://www.travelinlocal.com/whats-the-most-efficient-way-to-transport-300-passengers/comment-page-1/#comment-3215 Streetsblog Los Angeles » The Social Costs of Car-free Living in Small Cities Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:43:38 +0000 http://www.travelinlocal.com/?p=3864#comment-3215 [...] Bobby Jindal, who previously flipped his position on high-speed rail, has now decided to flop. Travelin' Local looks at the relative spatial efficiency of various transport modes. And Transit Miami laments the [...] [...] Bobby Jindal, who previously flipped his position on high-speed rail, has now decided to flop. Travelin’ Local looks at the relative spatial efficiency of various transport modes. And Transit Miami laments the [...]

]]> By: Chip http://www.travelinlocal.com/whats-the-most-efficient-way-to-transport-300-passengers/comment-page-1/#comment-3214 Chip Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:15:37 +0000 http://www.travelinlocal.com/?p=3864#comment-3214 This can be taken further: On a 4-lane highway, those 273 cars will stretch 1088 feet bumper to bumper (assuming an average length of 16 feet, the length of a Honda Accord). At 30mph, naïvely assuming a proper following distance of 1 carlength per 10mph, they'll take up 4352 feet; at 70mph, 8704 feet, over a mile and a half. This can be taken further: On a 4-lane highway, those 273 cars will stretch 1088 feet bumper to bumper (assuming an average length of 16 feet, the length of a Honda Accord). At 30mph, naïvely assuming a proper following distance of 1 carlength per 10mph, they’ll take up 4352 feet; at 70mph, 8704 feet, over a mile and a half.

]]> By: Streetsblog Capitol Hill » The Social Costs of Car-free Living in Small Cities http://www.travelinlocal.com/whats-the-most-efficient-way-to-transport-300-passengers/comment-page-1/#comment-3212 Streetsblog Capitol Hill » The Social Costs of Car-free Living in Small Cities Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:00:37 +0000 http://www.travelinlocal.com/?p=3864#comment-3212 [...] Bobby Jindal, who previously flipped his position on high-speed rail, has now decided to flop. Travelin' Local looks at the relative spatial efficiency of various transport modes. And Transit Miami laments the [...] [...] Bobby Jindal, who previously flipped his position on high-speed rail, has now decided to flop. Travelin’ Local looks at the relative spatial efficiency of various transport modes. And Transit Miami laments the [...]

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