Linda Valdez recently posted a pretty humorous column on the annual No Pants Day (No Pants Day is too cheeky) on the Valley Metro Light Rail system. I don’t get the point. Are the organizers trying to highlight the folly of light rail? Or are they trying to attract more fellow riders. I mean attract in […]
Local Quote: Dennis Robbins on Light Rail
Two Republic articles on light rail in two weeks must mean the push for it is serious this time. Beth Duckett’s article today had a great quote from Dennis Robbins, who is shaping up to be the Mary Manross of this decade. Robbins, an incumbent, said he was on the Scottsdale City Council from 1996 […]
Scottsdale’s Rail Battle
This recent article on AZCentral completely ignores the fact that if you look at the data, light rail makes much less sense than investing in our existing bus system. It’s cheaper, more flexible, and won’t put any one out of business during a protracted construction phase. Light rail promoters like Korte (who hopes to gain […]