XPost: az.general, misc.misc, talk.politics.misc   
   From: heaven@dead.net   
      
   On Sun, 30 Nov 2008 13:07:49 -0800, "Phxbrd"   
    wrote:   
      
   >I visited Portland a few years back.  Several in our party decided to take   
   >light rail downtown for some shopping and sightseeing.  It seemed a good   
   >idea for those not familiar with local streets.  The only problem was their   
   >inability to do so.  They found that the parking lots at outlying light rail   
   >staions are chock full by 7 AM.  No nearby street parking is allowed.   
   >   
   >Station parking is free, whereas downtown parking is costly.   
   >   
   >Guess who light rail was built for....   
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   LR is generally an EXPENSIVE solution for a small group of commuters   
   and tourists.  The vast bulk of any LR cities inhabitants will rarely,   
   if ever, use it on any sort of regular basis.   
      
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