Comments on: New Light Rail and No Parking, What a Concept!

By: DIXDAYS

DIXDAYS — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:24:05 +0000

I think the whole thing is pie in the sky. Surely what is important is to get people to use the system. Lack of parking makes the light rail just too impractical for so many people – not everyone is a biker and not everyones job is conducive to such. The transferablility between rail and buses is a farce because it requires people to pay two fares to go the same distance as one fare would take them with a few transfers using the bus system alone. I think this approach comes from an elitist mindset that does not truly marry with the reality of Seattle life.

By: Vancouver, BC: Canada Line, the system (I) « Lingua Urbana

Vancouver, BC: Canada Line, the system (I) « Lingua Urbana — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 21:01:29 +0000

[...] unlike the City of Seattle’s restricted parking zones and lack of station parking around Link stations, most stations along the Canada Line were not conceived with dedicated parking lots. The sole [...]

By: No

No — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 09:17:38 +0000

@Andy, yes agreed, that’s what I was thinking. My comment was really a response to the first comment, but don’t know how the US does disabled parking/badges.

By: Andy_in_Germany

Andy_in_Germany — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 18:13:07 +0000

I was thinking of the situation here where disabled badge holders can park in ‘restricted parking’ areas. Isn’t there an equivalent?

By: No

No — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 08:22:27 +0000

Wouldn’t disabled parking be allowed anyway? On the streets I mean.

Surely a mile is walkable, let alone cyclable.

By: Andy in Germany

Andy in Germany — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 07:06:13 +0000

Hopefully that will have an effect, although it can be difficult for people who live out on the sprawl to get to the transit. Making it hard to drive the same route will also make a difference.

The case study in the Times seems to be a bit cherry picked to make it seem a bad idea: if it really is the fluid situation described than I don’t see why they can’t have permits issued. And don’t you have disabled stickers for people who can’t walk far?

By: Car Parking Free Light Rail Stations — Carectomy - Removing Cars from People

Car Parking Free Light Rail Stations — Carectomy - Removing Cars from People — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 12:22:27 +0000

[...] and take the train. This is a good example of complementing your commute with a bike (I agree with Car Free Days). An unattractive beater bike bought for under $50 from Craigslist is plenty for the one mile [...]

By: David

David — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 04:44:16 +0000

Hi Anne…

The kids & I took a fun ride on the train yesterday. I noticed 2 bike hooks on each car…4 per train. Pretty cool.

By: Johnny

Johnny — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 01:09:14 +0000

In Los Angeles, our Metro line have several light rail stations that don’t have dedicated parking lots so this isn’t a new concept.

By: inkandpen

inkandpen — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 21:52:38 +0000

I think this is lovely, though it would be unfortunate if the lack of parking kept people from switching from cars to light-rail for the majority of their daily commute. It seems like a small parking lot with at least some parking for light-rail passengers with disabilities would be appropriate.