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Originally Posted by Bring_Back_Shantz
Yes, you're daily commute on one bus is clearly enough information to determine that an entire leg of the LRT will have capacitly issues.
If only the guys who designed this thing had access to that level of information, perhaps this crippling reduction in transit capacity would have been spotted before they decided to build the thing.
Seriously dude, do you honestly think the people who come up with transit plans aren't capbable of looking at ridership numbers of the busses you're talking about and then checking to see if the train capacity can match that? Or do you think they just looked at the numbers, saw that it would be the horrific reduction in capacity that you seem to think it is, and just said "Eh, good enough".
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Good sir, I believe there will be more crowding at Westbrook station than there is now due to feeder buses.
I have no doubt the "capacity" can hold the people. But now we're going to be fighting for space on the train at peak times, and partly due to the removal of buses.
I prefer breathing room and the ability to turn 360 degrees, bag in hand while I'm standing on public transit to account for sudden stoppages and momentum shifts. Not to mention not hitting the old lady in the face seated in front of me.
I pray that's not going to happen. But I'm not optimistic at 7:45 on Monday morning, when it's cold and blustering outside, and everyone wants to take the train to avoid icy driving conditions.
Are you?
If you can save me a seat, friend, I will stop complaining.