tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post8808003642329784919..comments2024-01-12T00:32:20.149-08:00Comments on The Overhead Wire: LRV Poll ResultsPantograph Trolleypolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17833159138533550544noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-42200553573719698502008-11-19T17:40:00.000-08:002008-11-19T17:40:00.000-08:00There's a lot of good ideas in here. I'll have to...There's a lot of good ideas in here. I'll have to pull them out one at a time. Expect a new one later tonight.Pantograph Trolleypolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17833159138533550544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-67642789453644988382008-11-19T17:30:00.000-08:002008-11-19T17:30:00.000-08:00I'd go with a poll about the most overrated transi...I'd go with a poll about the most overrated transit project in the US. Being pro-transit means not just plugging the good, but also attacking the bad, the corrupted, and the pointless. (In New York, surprisingly many subway projects are just plain stupid.)Alon Levyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12195377309045184452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-77489554238703341132008-11-19T16:32:00.000-08:002008-11-19T16:32:00.000-08:00fewer miles of quality transit (like 5 miles of su...fewer miles of quality transit (like 5 miles of subway) vs. many miles of inexpensive transit (like 50 miles of BRT-lite)?<BR/><BR/>experimental transit mode with most potential to go mainstream? prt, monorail, mag-lev, etc.<BR/><BR/>next city/region to officially commit to build light rail transit?<BR/><BR/>favorite NYC subway car design?<BR/><BR/>best new transit oriented development/neighborhood?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-90158711508814202402008-11-19T15:39:00.000-08:002008-11-19T15:39:00.000-08:00Or maybe: Nearside stop vs. Farside StopsOr maybe: <BR/><BR/>Nearside stop vs. Farside StopsJustinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17536532964936231120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-91122539404740318672008-11-19T08:30:00.000-08:002008-11-19T08:30:00.000-08:00i would like to see the following polls:- curbside...i would like to see the following polls:<BR/><BR/>- curbside vs. center street<BR/>- elevated vs. street vs. subwayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-36724132309348138952008-11-18T22:44:00.000-08:002008-11-18T22:44:00.000-08:00Thanks for that catch anon. I did spell it wrong....Thanks for that catch anon. I did spell it wrong.Pantograph Trolleypolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17833159138533550544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-12017949304478317062008-11-18T22:33:00.000-08:002008-11-18T22:33:00.000-08:00PCC 4 everPCC 4 everUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01054722133466430015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-62545698292120991712008-11-18T22:17:00.000-08:002008-11-18T22:17:00.000-08:00favorite transit station designs? perhaps there co...favorite transit station designs? perhaps there could be nominations<BR/><BR/>or something about the transit space race like most promising city for transit expansion?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-23939905143698121742008-11-18T21:45:00.000-08:002008-11-18T21:45:00.000-08:00Kinki = a region in Japan which includes Osaka.Kin...Kinki = a region in Japan which includes Osaka.<BR/><BR/>Kinky = unusual sexual behaviourAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-6783723936926276262008-11-18T21:32:00.000-08:002008-11-18T21:32:00.000-08:00It is worthy to note that some of these would be c...It is worthy to note that some of these would be considered streetcars while other would be considered light rail vehicles. <BR/><BR/>There are also some that fall in between these two which I think are more like trams, particularly because they are narrower than LRT, have very low floor boarding, have more doors and are designed for already built up environment where freeway speeds are not necessary.Adam Parasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05335619474740054043noreply@blogger.com