10-31-2019, 09:54 PM
(10-31-2019, 09:43 PM)danbrotherston Wrote: I love trains as much as the next guy, but do you guys not believe that implementing a bus first (1-2 million total) to prove the route is worth investing in before investing tens of millions in a train is preferable? I would also think there is a time advantage, there could probably be a bus tomorrow, if we wanted, a train would take years even for a quick and dirty implementation.
Yes. $1M might not be quite enough, as I think that would pay for only two buses (and no operating costs) but $5-10M would easily get things started, depending on how much frequency is needed. Still only a tiny fraction of the train investment -- and probably available in months rather than years.