Jo20us comments<br><br>>><br>Another problem brought up was that Memphis lies in a very active seismic zone. The probability is very high that Memphis ...
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jo20us
Feb 11, 2001 9:31 pm
After the Medical Center Extension of the trolley is completed, the next phase of the LRT line (as well as the phase that will include LRT vehicles) will ...
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nawdry0
Feb 12, 2001 5:33 pm
LRT is quite amenable to a surface, usually median, alignment in a wide major arterial. The person-moving capacity of LRT is much greater than the adjacent ...
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nawdry0
Feb 12, 2001 5:53 pm
[Yahoo seems to be botching up my previous reply to Jo20us's questions, so here goes again (I've been wrestling with Yahoo for the better part of an hour in an...
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prolrt
Feb 12, 2001 6:36 pm
I recently found this webpage containing two short digital movies of LRT operating in traffic.<br><br>Please take a look. They're operating pretty smoothly if ...
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jo20us
Feb 12, 2001 10:35 pm
Thanks prolrt, those are great info. clips showing LRT sharing the road with cars. The Main Street Trolley in downtown Memphis shares Main St. with vehicles on...
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nawdry0
Feb 15, 2001 5:22 am
Jo20us asks<br><br>>><br>My question would be (especially as the trolley system grows) is it possible to have a(n) 11 block long active pedestrian ...
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jo20us
Feb 16, 2001 3:01 am
The MSPM has several anchors that on paper would appear to provide the demand for the trolley. As mentioned earlier, the mall is anchored on the northern end ...
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nawdry0
Feb 17, 2001 5:22 pm
Let me reply to some of these issues.<br><br>Jo20us writes<br><br>>><br>The MSPM has several anchors that on paper would appear to provide the demand for...
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jo20us
Feb 19, 2001 9:34 pm
Interestingly enough, in the Commercial Appeal online as well as in the paper edition, an article was published on the apparent lack of parking downtown....
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jo20us
Feb 19, 2001 10:11 pm
Great food for thought! Great ideas, hopefully CCC will pick up on them. Such initiatives have been mentioned, but I am unsure about their status. Speaking of ...
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jo20us
Feb 22, 2001 6:11 pm
In today's edition of USA Today, the paper dedicates a space on the front page to sprawl and its effects. It also goes on to rank the country's metro areas in...
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cpb38654
Feb 23, 2001 4:04 pm
I have lived in Desoto County since 1981 and have seen it grow tremendously over the past five years. Most of the people I know who live here moved away from...
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jo20us
Feb 27, 2001 9:23 pm
This comment comes from a discussion group that analyzes LRT and its development throughout North America. Nothing ground breaking but it does provide some...
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jo20us
Feb 27, 2001 9:26 pm
This list comes to us from a the same LRT discussion group. Check it out and make suggestions on what you would like added or any questions you might ...
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jo20us
Feb 27, 2001 9:33 pm
As a resident of DeSoto county you would probably be able to answer this better than most. The LRT line to Hernando is set as the second LRT line to be built....
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cpb38654
Feb 28, 2001 9:53 pm
I don't think people would support LRT if increased taxes are needed. I also think a majority of property owners in the Memphis area, especially in Desoto ...
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jo20us
Mar 1, 2001 2:18 am
I could not agree more on both points. I like the approach MATA has taken so far by expanding with small scale projects (Riverfront Loop, Medical Extention) ...
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nawdry0
Mar 1, 2001 4:25 am
CPB writes<br><br>>><br>I don't think people would support LRT if increased taxes are needed. I also think a majority of property owners in the Memphis...
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cpb38654
Mar 1, 2001 5:34 pm
I think the whole concept of efficient, well planned, transportation options is pretty foreign to people in this region. I think some people must be educated...
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cpb38654
Mar 1, 2001 5:34 pm
I think the whole concept of efficient, well planned, transportation options is pretty foreign to people in this region. I think some people must be educated...
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jo20us
Mar 1, 2001 7:04 pm
Actually, I think the MPD is more consistent when it comes to ticketing people for not using their turn signals than for using the HOV lanes with a single...
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jo20us
Mar 1, 2001 7:11 pm
What would be your opinion, as someone who is more in touch with not only DeSoto County opinion but also that of the state of Mississippi, on LRT vs. I-55 ...
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cpb38654
Mar 2, 2001 9:28 pm
I favor keeping I-55 expansion to a minimum; eight lanes just seems crazy to me. Other cities have shown that widening roads and interstates alone does not...
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cpb38654
Mar 2, 2001 9:35 pm
Has anyone heard anything more on I-69? Will the route go through Downtown (Hwy. 51 through downtown to Hwy. 61) or around I-240? My wife and I were driving on...
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jo20us
Mar 2, 2001 11:37 pm
Surprisingly little has been said about I-69's route through the city, especially considering the impact it will have on the areas it passes through. If you...
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jo20us
Mar 5, 2001 1:58 am
I agree with your comment about anti-scocial attitudes as a result of time spent in automobiles. The sprawl article in USA Today also brought up a result of ...
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jo20us
Mar 7, 2001 9:38 pm
This one is really going to stretch what this club was intended to be for, but here it goes.<br>So, for the first time ever, a pro sports league has approached...
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hgupta1
Mar 7, 2001 11:55 pm
Initially I was glad to hear that we may get a team, but that cost is ridiculous! And who knows how long it will be before the owners demand a new stadium. We...
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jo20us
Mar 14, 2001 5:52 am
Sorry ya'll but there isn't much to report on right now...actually I geuss the old saying about old news really does apply here. There are no opposition groups...
