tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040911.post4734162769399047955..comments2024-03-27T16:27:03.093+02:00Comments on Shiloh Musings: Public Transportation Revolution in Jerusalem, Anarchy Reigns!Batyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09402874037427009327noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040911.post-50057931131321396242012-01-01T22:04:14.223+02:002012-01-01T22:04:14.223+02:00Shy, you're right, and it will also keep more ...Shy, you're right, and it will also keep more and more people out of the center of town.<br />Hadassa, most parts of the city don't feel the train at all.Batyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09402874037427009327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040911.post-81346678985258592392012-01-01T10:06:02.693+02:002012-01-01T10:06:02.693+02:00Shalom!
Taxi drivers must be enjoying an increased...Shalom!<br />Taxi drivers must be enjoying an increased income, if they can still maneuver around the city...Hadassanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040911.post-26767553655165503672012-01-01T08:33:17.656+02:002012-01-01T08:33:17.656+02:00Prediction: this will only increase use of private...Prediction: this will only increase use of private transportation, as people get even more frustrated with the stagnant transport system. This will in turn cause more congestion, slowing things down even more, plus more pollution as a bonus.<br /><br />I heard Kol Yisrael radio correspondent, Oded Shachar, last wek on Reshet Bet, saying that he just came back from various European cities that have light rail systems. There, the trains come at a frequency of every 5 minutes, versus here every 15. Even during off hours and holidays, the European systems he reviewed had at the most an 8 minute gap between trains.<br /><br />This is what happens when you can't afford to properly build and run a system in the first place. I've said it all along: it would still be better today and more affordable in the long run to throw the trains in the scrapheap, tear up the tracks and return to using energy efficient buses.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com