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  • femurphy77

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    So the famous "Red Line" is a series of curb bumpers down the middle of a lane designed to keep cars out of it?:lmfao:

    Even Hitler knew a line of fixed fortifications posed no threat.:n00b:
     

    Vigilant

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    The idiots drilled holes in the asphalt to slide in pins to hold the bumpers? What happens when rain water fills the pin holes and freezes? They’ve already crashed a Redline bus, how do you crash a bus in its own lane?
     

    HKUSP

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    Can't wait till they start on the Blueline

    I think that nonsense is already underway. Something looking like redline construction is happening on West Washington St. right in front of Pace Airfreight.

    So yeah. Let's plop a useless and expensive lane restriction in the middle of a busy road right where tractor trailers are coming in and out. Nothing could go wrong.

    This is stupid in the extreme. Mass transit won't work in a town dedicated to the worship of the automobile until Star Trek transporter technology is worked out. Give up green weenies.
     

    femurphy77

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    Hater!

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    MCgrease08

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    There were already perfectly good railroad tracks that connected Noblesville, Fishers and Northeast Indy to downtown. If they wanted to institute mass transit that would have been the most logical place to start.

    A light rail system connecting the northeast suburbs with downtown would free up a lot of commuter traffic on I-69, 465 & 70. It also would help get service workers up from Indy to work in the new hotels and restaurants popping up all over the place. Mayor's in Carmel, Westfield, Fishers, and Noblesville have been lamenting for years there aren't enough unskilled workers to fill those jobs, but they weren't willing to invest to make it easier to get those people to their cities. They are too worried about the zombies using a train to get up and prey on their citizens. It's a legitimate concern but one they will never admit to having. They just expect Marion County to carry the burden of mass transit, or the state to build new roads.

    Instead, they decided to rip out the train tracks and build a trail for soccer moms in yoga pants to use while pushing little Aden and Addison to the nearest smoothie shop.

    I say this as someone who lives a few hundred yards from the old Nickel Plate line and would benefit greatly from a trail.
     

    jwamplerusa

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    AND, as expected (like it took any foresight) Indy Star reports:

    "The Red Line's boardings have decreased each month since its September launch, according to newly released numbers.

    According to IndyGo board documents, there were 179,757 boardings in November and 130,015 in December. During its four months in operation, the Red Line saw 763,382 total boardings.
    Ridership is measured by automatic sensors on all doors. Generally, every two boardings counts as one person riding the bus — one count for when they get on, one for when they get off, IndyGo officials told IndyStar shortly after the line launched. By that calculation, there were approximately 89,879 riders in November and 65,008 in December."...

    Ahhhh, yes; an absolutely outstanding use of my tax dollars!
     

    churchmouse

    I still care....Really
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    AND, as expected (like it took any foresight) Indy Star reports:

    "The Red Line's boardings have decreased each month since its September launch, according to newly released numbers.

    According to IndyGo board documents, there were 179,757 boardings in November and 130,015 in December. During its four months in operation, the Red Line saw 763,382 total boardings.
    Ridership is measured by automatic sensors on all doors. Generally, every two boardings counts as one person riding the bus — one count for when they get on, one for when they get off, IndyGo officials told IndyStar shortly after the line launched. By that calculation, there were approximately 89,879 riders in November and 65,008 in December."...

    Ahhhh, yes; an absolutely outstanding use of my tax dollars!

    Yeah the dollars were used. To pay off the cronies and those involved with pushing this debacle through to line their own pockets. Pretty obvious actually.
     
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