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Gee wonder how much you would use it if you actually had to pay the real user costs instead of getting another state wide subsidy for a Minneapolis only benefit. Wonder how many of the Light Rail riders could more then affords to pay the price that is being subsided by taking tax money from the working class state wide? Gee wonder how many linkage bus routes we could of bought for a $ 1 billion instead of a rail line that ONLY goes from point a to b and back? But gee the Urbanites and the Professional Pols get to feel real good about themselves. Just don't point out that it does NOTHING for congestion NOTHING for urban renewal and NOTHING for pollution. Too bad it is quite possibly the most inefficient use of Govt resources in State History and nothing but a "prestige" placebo.

But once again, everyone is a "conservatives" about OTHER peoples spending never when the Govt spends ON them.

which is why they had to sell their rail as a traffic reducer as part of the marketing package. it has actually made traffic worse in some places where you have to wait to cross the tracks. taking 1/2 of 1% of people who previously drove out of their cars on a regular basis adds up to what? you could fit that many people in Al Franken's eyeglass case.not to mention light rail has killed more people than concealed carry in MN.

Gee wonder how much you would use it if you actually had to pay the real user costs instead of getting another state wide subsidy for a Minneapolis only benefit.

What if this were true about Buses as well?

Gee wonder how many linkage bus routes we could of bought for a $ 1 billion instead of a rail line that ONLY goes from point a to b and back?

Given A is the MOA (ample space to park) and B is downtown (with little space to park) I guess I think I might still pay the full rate for a ride rather than the 10-20$ an *HOUR* at some places to get covered parking downtown during the day.

Just don't point out that it does NOTHING for congestion NOTHING for urban renewal and NOTHING for pollution.

Really I guess you have not driven out of downtown before and after the rail from a twins game have you? I guess 10 Million (paid) on a single shot line is worse for congestion than fifty buses right?

I am saying this as someone who has seen light rail done very wrong: Minnesota has it right..