tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498525082522582900.post4965303445969710604..comments2024-03-22T16:02:08.213-05:00Comments on The Wheel: The Beginning of the End for DARTMark Stegerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02376182294736839659noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498525082522582900.post-5458317209149906032017-06-22T09:01:21.517-05:002017-06-22T09:01:21.517-05:00Drumbeat from Dallas to kill DART grows louder: &q...Drumbeat from Dallas to kill DART grows louder: "The best thing that could happen to the city would be for the suburbs to pull out and leave Dallas to run what’s left — or leave the whole thing high and dry and start over from scratch."<br />-- <a href="http://www.dallasobserver.com/news/dallas-has-the-worst-regional-transit-agency-in-america-bar-none-9588268" rel="nofollow">"DART Worst Transit Agency in America, Thanks to Dallas' Suburban In-Laws"</a>Mark Stegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02376182294736839659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498525082522582900.post-92118516816930251842017-06-22T08:45:01.278-05:002017-06-22T08:45:01.278-05:00"Citizen X", thanks for the feedback, bu..."Citizen X", thanks for the feedback, but real names are desired here, not aliases. Spurring new development is only part of the goal. Spurring sustainable development is also important. So too is servicing the development that already exists and that will exist regardless. Public transit is an important piece of a robust transportation plan. Putting all of the burden on already overburdened highway system is an expensive and inefficient solution. The costs and benefits of the Cotton Belt line are shared by many cities in north Texas, including Richardson (and Dallas). Richardson benefits from being part of that.Mark Stegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02376182294736839659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498525082522582900.post-85252273979911187342017-06-21T21:55:56.758-05:002017-06-21T21:55:56.758-05:00Mark, I'm interested in what you feel are the ...Mark, I'm interested in what you feel are the potential enormous benefits of the Cottonbelt line for Richardson? Far as I can see we would get a station at UTD's north side, which already has substantial development in the works, and service to DFW airport from Cityline which already has service to DFW Airport as well as a ton of existing development. I've never really understood the argument for Richardson. For Addison & Carrolton, sure, definitely some gains for them to have rail service, ignoring any opportunity costs, but Richardson already has 4 rail stations and I've never heard what I considered to be a strong argument for almost $2B of investment. I'm interested in your perspective as a non-elected official without a vested interest (far as I know).Citizen Xnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498525082522582900.post-17078553841630688122017-06-20T16:19:02.094-05:002017-06-20T16:19:02.094-05:00The death knell: "Cotton Belt Debt Issuance F...The death knell: "<a href="https://www.dmagazine.com/frontburner/2017/06/cotton-belt-debt-issuance-fails-to-pass-dart-board/" rel="nofollow">Cotton Belt Debt Issuance Fails to Pass DART Board</a>".Mark Stegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02376182294736839659noreply@blogger.com