11-15-2017, 11:19 PM
(11-15-2017, 09:24 PM)tomh009 Wrote: Oh nooooooo ... not the monorail vs LRT discussion again!
Seriously, I don't think people HATE monorail. But most people would say that the LRT is a better fit for us. Anyway, it's what we have now, there is no going back for at least the next few decades!
I think you’re right. And never forget that monorail has to be entirely grade-separated: there is no option to have street-running or dedicated-lane segments, or level crossings where they would be convenient (and extremely safe by the standards of transportation systems).
The elevated segment being discussed for our LRT is a relatively short segment in a specific location; for those who think elevated is unsightly, I believe it is next to a highway, away from urban areas. By contrast, a monorail would have been elevated right through Uptown and Downtown. As it happens I personally think a monorail doing that would look amazing, but for anybody who thinks of elevated as unattractive there is a big difference between an all-elevated system and a short elevated section of a mostly ground-level system.