That doesn't go anywhere meaningful. And they can't get anyone willing to pay to ride it.

to nowhere. Had the full support of the county board - one of whom was a consultant for the winning bidder to construct it. Resulted in the only republican (running as an independent) making it on the board in like 30 years.


I think it must be like the musicman. Some guy thinks up something splashy, and gets virtue signalling local governments to sign on the dotted line.

"Monorail!"

Nowhere to nowhere? That's just flat out wrong. It's the busiest bus corridor in Virginia and there is tremendous in-fill potential along the Pike and in Skyline. Also connects to the Route 7 corridor.

Whether light rail could run down it, in-traffic, down the narrow corridor? That's a different argument. But it does no one any good to make up facts like nowhere to nowhere.

Looking at the project for two minutes, I don't think it will be worth it though it will likely facilitate upzoning/building more densely in that area, even if everyone still owns a car. But you also didn't describe it in good faith.

I love the idea of it, but the benefits will be very minor. There really aren't a ton of people that move between the two areas on the proposed line. Getting to/from the CHI/Schwab to the Blackstone area will be somewhat convenient for visitors, but it will take a ton of development for population to expand downtown to really take advantage of it.

A light rail line from West Omaha to the airport would have a much bigger impact for local transportation (at an insanely higher cost). We just put in a rapid bus line partially covering that route, but it's still just buses.