[PRCo] Re: Portland Green Line

Joshua Dunfield joshua.dunfield at gmail.com
Wed Sep 16 19:35:06 EDT 2009


2009/9/16 Edward H. Lybarger <trams2 at comcast.net>:
> 22 mph isn't so bad when you figure that a New York express train does maybe
> 17 or 18.  You have to look at the number of stops and the dwell time, which
> has increased most places because of the need to accommodate the handicapped
> patrons.

If I'm comparing it to driving, walking, or biking, I really don't
need to look at the stops or the dwell time.  MAX wheelchair ramps are
pretty fast, anyway.

Fred: yes, I got that far, but I didn't see anything on that page
that's obviously an 80 page brochure.  I don't feel like going through
15 links.

-j.




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