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MetroRapid on Lamar/Guadalupe: the REAL breakdown

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Having seen somebody very recently and very approvingly point to this somewhat credulous piece on the Austin Post as “a breakdown” of MetroRapid, and having…
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Rapid Bus versus existing conditions on the #3 corridor

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Best-case time for Rapid Bus, here we are. The existing service on Burnet Road heading southbound into downtown in the morning rush looks like this:…
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It’s time to talk about Rapid Bus again.

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So the PR machine is out in force trying to make Rapid Bus sound great so people are distracted from the fact that the densest,…
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I’m withdrawing my support for rail to Mueller

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JMVC says this, heart paraphrased, gerontologist a lot, for sale and in fact, I completely agree with him: “Rather than moving to the suburbs and…
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Capital Metro and Rail Demand, Part The Deux

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According to our buddy John-Michael Vincent Cortez, this area justifies rail service: but this location does not: But surely I must have taken a bad…
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Spin alert: Back to our buddy

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From his twitter last night: Huh. Interesting this survey has not been published. Meanwhile, I refer again back to my three posts on the specific…
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Capital Metro and rail demand

2008 Light Rail Austin Don't Hurt Us Mr. Krusee, We'll Do Whatever You Want Transit in Austin Transportation Urban Design
According to Capital Metro, this spot has enough demand to justify rail: But this spot does not:
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Quick response to spin session

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I’m really swamped but did not want to let this one go. Watch this video and go to item 4B (zoom forward to when JMVC talks…
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Are Austin’s suburbs getting a sweet deal on transit or what?

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First assumption: JMVC (Capital Metro PR guy) knows that when people talk about the suburbs vs. the city, we’re talking mostly about the Red Line.…
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2008 Light Rail I Told You So
Today’s twitter bile from yours truly to the city council work session discussion of urban rail is here at storify: http://storify.com/mdahmus/commentary-on-5-22-2012-urban-rail-presentation-at
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