[PRCo] Re: Fwd: Portland police employ classical music at light rail stations to chase off loiterers - The Washington Post

[John Swindler]

According to Bill Millar, the classical music was to keep the young kids from loitering on the subway platforms.  It is a free fare zone at the subway stations.
 
 
 
> From: hrbran at cavtel.net
> Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2011 14:06:59 -0400
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Fwd: Portland police employ classical music at light rail stations to chase off loiterers - The Washington Post
> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
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> Cleveland RTA has been doing this for years. Many central-city stations have
> the Cleveland Symphony playing away 24-hours a day. Pittsburgh used to play
> the Pittsburgh Symphony over the PA system at downtown T stations. I believe
> the main (stated) reason was to show the talent of the Pittsburgh Symphony,
> however, I remember that a secondary reason was the psychological aspect of
> calming large crowds of people in the stations and keeping squatters away.
> On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 13:51, Fred Schneider <fwschneider at comcast.net>wrote:
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> > This link is the most fantastic thing I've read in years!
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> > > Date: April 6, 2011 1:29:49 PM EDT
> > > To: Aaron Richard <rjaaron933 at aol.com>, Buck Brother Chris <
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> > lgarnerchicago at aol.com>, Gloger Paul <pkgloger at verizon.net>, Lean Bryan <
> > bryanlean at verizon.net>, Lachowicz James <jlachowicz at transitchicago.com>,
> > Schneider Fred <fwschneider at comcast.net>
> > > Subject: Portland police employ classical music at light rail stations to
> > chase off loiterers - The Washington Post
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