They had a public meeting tonight on this downtown. All of the other threads on this are dead.

The stakes:

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"Brad Schulz with Triangle Transit says the price tag for the system would be between $1.4 billion and $1.6 billion. Schulz said some of the funding could come from a half-cent referendum that could be added to the 2012 ballot. "

http://www2.nbc17.com/news/wake-county/2011/aug/01/public-hearing-tonight-triangle-light-rail-routes-ar-1258565/

It might happen. What does everyone think?

8/1/2011 9:16:36 PM

Only if it works like this:

8/1/2011 9:18:59 PM

why would you tell us about a public meeting after the public meeting.


wtf run from cary to triangle town center? Is this a mall touring tram or a friggin mass transit system? Airport+RTP+Universities+both downtowns or gtfo

[Edited on August 1, 2011 at 9:22 PM. Reason : please]

8/1/2011 9:20:15 PM

light rail has been pretty successful and well-received in charlotte

8/1/2011 9:21:57 PM

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"light rail has been pretty successful and well-received in charlotte"

lol, first that I clicked on looking for other threads:

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"My dad and his co worker got on the light rail this morning to go to work. 3 black men got on being loud and cursing and bragging about how they got on with no tickets. the train left and continued to uptown Charlotte making its usual stops. as the train ride went on the 3 guys kept getting louder and louder making fun of random people on the train. they started making fun of an elderly woman calling her a slut and at the next stop she got off. to make a long story short the train got to up town and a guy that works with them stood up to get off. his book bag with his computer in it touched on of the black guys, the black guy told him "get that fucking bag off me". the guy turned around and apologized to him, then that fucking sack of shit pushed him into the other black guy, and all three of them beat the shit out of him. they broke his jaw, fucked his eyes all up, he had to get stitches... i fucking hate people like that.. i hope they fucking get hit by a car..."

8/1/2011 9:27:02 PM

yeah with our current budget the EXACT thing we need to add is a money-pit luxury construction project.



[Edited on August 1, 2011 at 9:47 PM. Reason : too strong. my bad]

8/1/2011 9:44:48 PM

welcome to the 20th century, Rawlee

8/1/2011 9:50:49 PM

^^^thanks for letting us know they were black. That was definitely a necessary detail, fucking racist. Anyone who sees "three black guys get on with no ticket" deserves to get their ass WHOOPED. Not really deserves but I can't be mad about someone who spreads vile racism getting thier ass whooped.

[Edited on August 1, 2011 at 10:11 PM. Reason : racism is more of a problem than people getting thier asses whooped on trains]

8/1/2011 9:53:21 PM

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"Anyone who sees "three black guys get on with no ticket" deserves to get their ass WHOOPED."

itt, The E Man advocates leaving no witnesses unwhooped

8/1/2011 9:54:15 PM

well considering our light rail will run from the center of Cary to downtown Raleigh, I think Charlotte will be able to maintain its lead in assaults on the light rail.

8/1/2011 10:16:47 PM

I rode the rail a good bit in Charlotte and never had a bad experience. Great for heading uptown to sporting events. Don't have to worry about parking, don't have to worry about having too much to drink (unless, like most people, you actually have to drive once you get off the train).

Which reminds me of a story... A few years ago, my gf and I were going to take the train uptown for some sporting event, probably a preseason football game. We drove from Ballantyne to the 2nd to last train stop to park (Sharon West). After the game, we get crammed back on the train like Tokyo at rush hour. I tell my gf, "Don't worry, by the time we get halfway back to our station, most of these people will be gone and the last 10 minutes of the ride will be in comfort." Well, in the 12 stops between uptown and our station, a grand total of 5 people got off our car. And at our stop, about 5 more get off with us. Damn near every person on that train parked all the way down at the I-485 station. Kind of surprised me at the time.

8/1/2011 10:36:17 PM

Yes, yes, all threads were dead.

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8/2/2011 8:27:50 AM