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Title: Caltrain too shutter half its stations?
Post by: fsujax on February 04, 2011, 03:28:14 PM

If they do this then I say the CALTRANS should also shut half of the freeway ramps as well. Fair is fair!

http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_17287334?source=email&nclick_check=1

Title: Re: Caltrain too shutter half its stations?
Post by: dougskiles on February 04, 2011, 07:04:35 PM

How does the expression go? Cutting off your nose to spite your face? In order to reduce operating costs of a government run system, they kill the economy in the areas that have seen new development and increased tax revenue for that same government - that came as a result of the train system. Sounds like something Jacksonville would do.

Title: Re: Caltrain too shutter half its stations?
Post by: civil42806 on February 05, 2011, 12:10:38 AM

Well quite frankly the usage isn't very high. Heres the last report on usage.

http://www.caltrain.com/Assets/Stats+and+Reports/Ridership/2010_Caltrain_Ridership_Counts.pdf

Daily ridership was at 36,000 people. If anyone has ever driven through that area knows thats about 35 seconds on the streets.

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Community => Transportation, Mass Transit & Infrastructure => Topic started by: fsujax on February 04, 2011, 03:28:14 PM