What should be the next step for light rail?

January 23, 2008 02:11 PM EST

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Metropolitan Council is set to decide to the future of the proposed light rail Central Corridor. The current proposal exceeds $1 billion, and officials have stated they need to get the amount closer to $800 million.

What do you think should be the next step with light rail? Share your ideas.

Mike Reszler - Managing Editor, MPR.org

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Tim Nelson Jan 23, 2008, 7:48pm EST

The tunnel and the section around to the back of the train hub will likely be chopped off.

I e-mailed Ann Rest, my Senator, about putting in solar monorail for the section around the back to the train hub. Financed separately, it should get around the matching Fed fund roadblock. I have not heard back from her.

The hub section was estimated at $30-$40 million, and solar monorail could be under $10 million. The following link has $2 million the first year, and $8 million in further funding.

http://www.flsenate.gov/data//Publications/2007/senate/reports/budget_issues/SENReq1247FY0607.htm

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Tim Nelson Jan 23, 2008, 7:56pm EST

My link was too long for this forum. Try this.

http://tiny.cc/vaZpt

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Winston Smith Jan 25, 2008, 8:22am EST

What do you think should be the next step with light rail?

Spend the money on bridges and roads. More people benefit for each dollar spent.

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Tim Nelson Jan 25, 2008, 10:08am EST

Enabling the car culture should never be confused with progress.

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Allen G. Apr 14, 2008, 1:13am EDT

Give up on it. They could build BRT with a separate right-of-way and the tunnel at the UofM for a 1/3 of the upfront cost and the same operating cost.

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