[ale] Off topic - And now, Arizona

[jim.kinney at gmail.com (Jim Kinney)]

I agree. Monorail has been discussed here many times and appears to be a
more cost effective solution for TCO per mile. Plus I've stood under the
monorail at Disney as it blasts by and the damn thing is QUIET! I've stood
under a MARTA line and the "L" train in Chicago and they are quite the
opposite in terms of noise pollution. Noisy makes for unhappy neighbors =
lower property values = bad idea.

On Sat, Jul 10, 2010 at 3:58 PM, Jeff Hubbs <jhubbslist at att.net> wrote:

>  On 7/10/10 8:04 AM, Jim Kinney wrote:
> >
> > Rubber tires on elevated trains are quite and won't require chopping
> > up neighbourhoods. The area under the rails become a long series of
> > parks or if high enough no change under the rails. Who ever's backyard
> > _will_ gripe and move and the next owner will be happy.
> I still think monorail would give us more right-of-way flexibility and
> cost less per mile of line, but more people make more money from heavy
> rail (sigh).
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