Comments on: why two rails per track is practically better than one.

By: chaizzilla

chaizzilla — Sun, 15 Jun 2003 13:41:48 +0000

re light rail not impeding traffic: when i worked at port of seattle my window overlooked an intersection of light rail and road, and witnessed collisions (guard rail onto car, car into guard rail, car into other car trying to get around the rails at the same time, etc etc) and it's pretty ugly when the rail car has to jam on its brakes b/c people are just too fucking stupid to handle intersections.

By: chaizzilla

chaizzilla — Sun, 15 Jun 2003 13:38:22 +0000

light rail tangles up w/traffic, it's irritating enough that los angeles puts work into completely seperating the two. there's already heavy rail for the burbs. plus the cities that got monorail? like it. i want my monorail!

By: kat_chan

kat_chan — Thu, 12 Jun 2003 04:43:22 +0000

Re: the powder keg.

I guess it's just one of those things. To me, all a monorail makes me think of is the "Music Man" spoof they did on "The Simpsons". I'll have to read all the Seattlite justifications.

And isn't is more important to "waste" that tax money on schools? Especially if light-rail is cheaper. Just think of how that surplus could aid the schools!

By: Astrid

Astrid — Thu, 12 Jun 2003 04:34:47 +0000

Re: the powder keg.

modernism brings out the most irrational passions in people.

that is, after all, why it's art. i find it amazing.

By: kat_chan

kat_chan — Thu, 12 Jun 2003 04:27:16 +0000

Re: the powder keg.

People identify too closely with the monorail, eh? Of all the leftover crap from the 1962 Fair, they like that?

By: Astrid

Astrid — Thu, 12 Jun 2003 04:22:12 +0000

the powder keg.

ummm, well, i think you might wanna have a long read and see the lovely fun happening over on in light of my mirrored posting earlier today.

http://www.livejournal.com/community/seattle/849420.html?view=7309836#t7309836

and by no means does it show any semblance of abating anytime soon.