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Nigeria gets a new Light-Rail Line |
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Posted by Orange Blossom Special on Mon Sep 9 16:12:07 2024 I wonder why everything is "light" rail instead of just building real rapid transit? |
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Posted by randyo on Tue Sep 10 02:25:27 2024, in response to Nigeria gets a new Light-Rail Line, posted by Orange Blossom Special on Mon Sep 9 16:12:07 2024. Good question, especially since many light rail vehicles like those in St Louis and LA are the same size and dimensions of CTA “heavy rail” rapid transit equipment. |
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Re: Nigeria gets a new Light-Rail Line |
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Posted by Andrew Saucci on Tue Sep 10 19:40:56 2024, in response to Nigeria gets a new Light-Rail Line, posted by Orange Blossom Special on Mon Sep 9 16:12:07 2024. I suspect that one reason is that "light" rail sounds "green." It also sounds friendlier and less intrusive and might mobilize less NIMBYism. |
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Re: Nigeria gets a new Light-Rail Line |
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Posted by Jackson Park B Train on Tue Sep 10 23:15:20 2024, in response to Re: Nigeria gets a new Light-Rail Line, posted by Andrew Saucci on Tue Sep 10 19:40:56 2024. The rebranding way preceeded "green" and you would be amazed how many NIMBYs oppose transit. As a truly disgusting puiece of NYS history, when Buiffalo built a route, the shopping mall at the far end refused to let the system enter the mall. The net result one morning was amall worker being killed as she tried to cross a wide street to get to her job. |
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