Comments on: Crossing Downtown: The Latest Plans for East-West Rail http://swamplot.com/crossing-downtown-the-latest-plans-for-east-west-rail/2008-05-07/ Houston, Texas real estate development, home buying, landscape, and design Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:27:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Jenn http://swamplot.com/crossing-downtown-the-latest-plans-for-east-west-rail/2008-05-07/#comment-42303 Jenn Tue, 08 Sep 2009 23:06:13 +0000 http://swamplot.com/crossing-downtown-the-latest-plans-for-east-west-rail/2008-05-07/#comment-42303 Take a que from Chicago's L train. It runs above the city roads and very effectively I might add. Who ever thought to put this stupid train that we have now, is well..I don;t want to be rude....It's similar to Downtown Dallas, and look at Dallas, it's DEAD downtown.....help bring life back to downtown where it belongs and build the train differently......above the commuter traffic!!!!!!!!!! Take a que from Chicago’s L train. It runs above the city roads and very effectively I might add. Who ever thought to put this stupid train that we have now, is well..I don;t want to be rude….It’s similar to Downtown Dallas, and look at Dallas, it’s DEAD downtown…..help bring life back to downtown where it belongs and build the train differently……above the commuter traffic!!!!!!!!!!

]]> By: Christof Spieler http://swamplot.com/crossing-downtown-the-latest-plans-for-east-west-rail/2008-05-07/#comment-1016 Christof Spieler Wed, 07 May 2008 22:49:40 +0000 http://swamplot.com/crossing-downtown-the-latest-plans-for-east-west-rail/2008-05-07/#comment-1016 Don't assume this is what METRO wanted. METRO wanted two tracks in the middle of Capitol, much like Main Street. But METRO doesn't get to do whatever they want -- the city has to sign off and, in this case, the Downtown District more or less has to sign off. But I also agree that METRO has lots to learn. Don’t assume this is what METRO wanted. METRO wanted two tracks in the middle of Capitol, much like Main Street. But METRO doesn’t get to do whatever they want — the city has to sign off and, in this case, the Downtown District more or less has to sign off.

But I also agree that METRO has lots to learn.

]]> By: Jeff http://swamplot.com/crossing-downtown-the-latest-plans-for-east-west-rail/2008-05-07/#comment-1014 Jeff Wed, 07 May 2008 17:37:55 +0000 http://swamplot.com/crossing-downtown-the-latest-plans-for-east-west-rail/2008-05-07/#comment-1014 This is dumb. Since its been proven over and over again that vehicles and trains on the same street don't get along, just make one street exclusively rail going in both directions. If Metro can't afford to go up (monorail) or below (subway) with the rail lines, they should take a quick trip up to Calgary to see how street level rail works well thru a downtown core. They could learn lots. This is dumb. Since its been proven over and over again that vehicles and trains on the same street don’t get along, just make one street exclusively rail going in both directions. If Metro can’t afford to go up (monorail) or below (subway) with the rail lines, they should take a quick trip up to Calgary to see how street level rail works well thru a downtown core. They could learn lots.

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