Houstonist: A look at the U-Line impact study

Urban_Houstonian

Tue, 07 Aug 2007 23:15:16 -0600

Me likee the second "guest" commenter. Knows how to cut to the heart of the matter! ;)

guest

Tue, 07 Aug 2007 22:38:11 -0600

Staying on Richmond the whole way is the best option. Fuck Culberson and Afton Oaks.

Jim Parsons

Tue, 07 Aug 2007 16:42:25 -0600

I doubt Metro is stacking any decks — I think Cummins is just the logical conclusion based on the population density around the stations and the cost of elevated structures, etc. But it's interesting that the Cummins route seems to have such an advantage in both areas.

Urban_Houstonian

Tue, 07 Aug 2007 16:11:55 -0600

I have to wonder if METRO is stacking the deck for the Cummins line. It has the most stations, costs less than the other two options and has the highest ridership projections. The findings pretty much cinch it as the chosen route.

guest

Tue, 07 Aug 2007 14:22:48 -0600

With rail, some of the intersections would be a little worse and some better. Is this your assessment, a paraphrase of Spieler's assessment, or your endorsement of Spieler's assessment? When you guys just rewrite the copy of other people (instead of blockquoting), it can be very difficult for readers to tell when assessments are your own or belong to the people whose copy you are rewriting.