We could build more LRT-like. The biggest slowdown is how often the stops are.Riverite wrote: ↑Fri Aug 27, 2021 9:43 am I don’t think we need lrt in the northland in the meantime. A street car that slowly builds up combined with zoning reform would drive density and could change things in the future. As far as the airport a free or cheap express bus to downtown and the plaza would be plenty. Honestly a bus with two stops is probably nicer anyways.
We have a bus to the airport with minimal stops and are building a massive parking garage without a dedicated bus area. That should show you how sufficient it is today.
The problem is that the bus only starts from one place so 99% of people would need to go downtown and catch the bus there.
It's why an airport train that's contigious with the rest of the system makes sense. It's not just going to the airport, it's going to work from the northland. It should also be part of the airport transit system, connecting people to the rental car facility and long term lots. Bundle all the demands into one system. The NKC section to 32nd and a line to the current long term lots is 20% of the distance, which isn't bad.
The idea is to build track that drives demand from others. If the city could get airport to downtown built Jackson County has an incentive to take rail to downtown more seriously. Johnson County the same but for transit in general.