tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17629790.post8070899847587103843..comments2024-03-29T02:23:04.995-06:00Comments on twin city sidewalks: Why I Love the Green Line: an Open Letter to my Fort Road NeighborsBill Lindekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11373780012930618768noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17629790.post-54325852126688043322017-07-11T11:03:24.934-06:002017-07-11T11:03:24.934-06:00We are a world class city. We deserve a world cla...We are a world class city. We deserve a world class transit. Trains are the future, many kids today are delaying obtaining their drivers' license, and I feel this speaks to a future with fewer cars and more PEOPLE-centric transportation options.<br /><br />Trains over busses any day. Great article, Bill!Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05395014145183678527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17629790.post-21482608858662713522016-02-09T21:35:11.224-06:002016-02-09T21:35:11.224-06:00Bill Lindeke makes many insightful points here, m...Bill Lindeke makes many insightful points here, mainly that Green Line type of transit is an evolutionary step in providing a more humanely method of getting long spans of distance though urban areas. As a Minneapolis resident, I have taken the Green Line to downtown Saint Paul several times and to downtown Minneapolis from my Prospect Park neighborhood. I have observed riders more at ease than hunched on a bus seat, probably knowing their ride is more smooth and quicker than on a bus that has an inferiority complex in relation to cars that pass it by. When I rode the Green line to downtown Saint Paul last summer to the Saint Paul Jazz Fest, I noticed the more social interaction of passengers to each other, much of it bi-racial.<br /><br />I find the Green line is much easier for me to hook my bike inside the train car than the time consuming connection to a city bus. <br /><br />To me, a Fort Road line can also serve as a development incentive for an under-performing street. It would incentivize other transit links upward to Mac Groveland and other neighborhoods to connect with downtown.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Bob Roscoenoreply@blogger.com