From http://www.gomemphis.com/mca/central_city_neighbor s/article/0,1426,MCA_448_1639972,00.html ... "Under the scenario outlined by MATA officials, two sets...
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scotty-o <srsmail@...
scottyo72
Jan 9, 2003 3:29 pm
It looks like most of the Medical Center line will not be in raised tracks. This is from MATA's website: The line will operate in mixed traffic along Madison...
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atguy20
Jan 12, 2003 1:46 am
I just got back from a trip to Toronto, ON. They have a unique streetcar/LRT service. I'll repeat my last comments, light rail is perfect for Cooper-Young, it...
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atguy20
Jan 12, 2003 1:48 am
Also, the solution to the "parking problem" in Cooper Young when LRT is built would be taking the few surface lots and turning them into parking garages. After...
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Nawdry
nawdry_rr
Jan 12, 2003 2:40 am
... Just for the record ... a 90-ft (27.3-m) light rail vehicle is one of the longer vehicles in current use. Of 26 agencies operating LRT, I tally only 6...
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atguy20
Jan 13, 2003 5:42 pm
You have a very good set of ideas, and I can personally comment on the cars in Toronto as I visited the city from Dec 30-Jan 6th, barely a week ago now. 90ft...
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scotty-o <srsmail@...
scottyo72
Jan 14, 2003 4:42 pm
Yes, the car size is up to MATA, and they could run smaller vehicles, but to ensure forward compatibility with any cars that may come along, it is very clear...
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Nawdry
nawdry_rr
Jan 14, 2003 5:13 pm
... MATA had better understand they ain't gonna get no capacity at all if they face a revolt trying to implement the system with huge vehicles. If it takes...
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Nawdry
nawdry_rr
Jan 14, 2003 5:16 pm
... Can you cite some evidence of this? Photos would also be helpful. We will be facing similar issues eventually in Austin. LH...
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scotty-o <srsmail@...
scottyo72
Jan 14, 2003 7:23 pm
There are one or two poor photos in this article, but it does a pretty good job of cataloging what's going on. A few notes: The owner of the tobacco shop...
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atguy20
Jan 15, 2003 5:28 pm
Well, considering the CY community as a whole has decided against a modern form of transit running through the neighborhood, it may very well be best that MATA...
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atguy20
Jan 15, 2003 5:34 pm
I actually have a correction. Frist himself is not responsible for getting the Nashville Commuter Rail funds. Former Congressman Bob Clement (5th District...
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Alan Drake <alanfr...
alanfrombigeasy@...
Jan 16, 2003 3:57 am
I live in New Orleans and visited old friend Elmer von Dullen today. He is the guiding spirit, designer and supervisor of the 24 streetcars being built for the...
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atguy20
Jan 17, 2003 1:16 am
I don't consider new streetcars to be ugly at all. European cities, like I've referenced before, which have much richer histories then the cities over here...
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Nawdry
nawdry_rr
Jan 17, 2003 1:30 am
... A factual point here, and then a comment. Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) did not build its "CLRV" and "ALRV" streetcars. These were constructed in...
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Alan Drake <alan_d...
AlanfromBigEasy
Jan 17, 2003 3:17 am
... and ... 20,000 average riders/day on St.Charles. 24 hours/day, 364 days/year (every day but Mardi Gras :-) About 85% of operating costs from the fare box. ...
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Alan Drake <alan_d...
AlanfromBigEasy
Jan 17, 2003 5:22 am
Just read the EIS for the proposed Desire Streetcar Line (Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams :-), another old line being redone. 15,000 pax/day...
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Alan Drake <alan_d...
AlanfromBigEasy
Jan 17, 2003 5:30 am
BTW, the *NEWEST* streetcar in daily use on St. Charles was built in 1924 :-) IMO, the Perley-Thomas design was one of the best ever. And after we have...
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jo20us
Jan 23, 2003 9:28 am
First, let me apologize for failing to post in such a long time, but have been distracted on the home front. I went back and read all the posts and am excited...
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jo20us
Jan 23, 2003 9:43 am
An earlier post mentioned uniting Memphis delegates to gain better funding for Memphis transit projects. Yesterday the CA ran an article describing just such...
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jo20us
Jan 23, 2003 9:59 am
Here is an update to the I-40/ I-240 east interchange. The exit to go from eastbound Sam Cooper to southbound I-240 (towards Walnut Grove, Poplar, ect…) is...
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jo20us
Jan 23, 2003 10:07 am
All this talk of street cars has got me thinking. In a time not so long ago LA had its ultra-modern Red Line street car line which ran both in mixed traffic...
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scotty-o <srsmail@...
scottyo72
Jan 24, 2003 4:42 pm
Two great ideas: neighborhood appropriate-vehicles and a route that would service Overton Square, CY (peripherally), the Liberty Bowl, and the Fairgrounds. I...
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Nawdry
nawdry_rr
Jan 24, 2003 5:05 pm
... Since I posted this, I note that photos of shorter vehicles have been posted in a Photo Gallery on the Light Rail Now website: http://www.lightrailnow.org ...
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Alan Drake <alan_d...
AlanfromBigEasy
Jan 24, 2003 8:04 pm
... I am pushing the concept of using Perlay Thomas cars on the proposed CBD-Airport line (different agency than RTA), joined in geoups of 3. However, it takes...
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jo20us
Jan 27, 2003 4:57 pm
There is a section of today's letters to the editor section in the CA that comments on light rail through the city. I continue to be confused about some of...
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jo20us
Jan 28, 2003 6:13 pm
I have included an altered map based off of MATA's original LR alternatives map that includes the Cooper Young Bypass shown in the CA article (Jan. 2, 2003)....
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scotty-o <srsmail@...
scottyo72
Jan 28, 2003 7:49 pm
It seems that Madison to Central to the Fairgrounds (Hollywood?) would make just about everyone happy. I guess this is where we see just how responsive MATA...
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ccyko83 <ccyko83@....
ccyko83@...
Jan 29, 2003 7:59 am
Let us also remember that when using the CN/IC ROW the CN/IC passes the NS at a below grade level, and has no right of way to spare through this transition. To...
