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Public Transportation and Smart Growth

marmar

(78,788 posts) Thu Dec 26, 2013, 10:06 AM Dec 2013

TX: Commuters embrace Arlington’s experiment with public transportation

ARLINGTON — The city’s first commuter bus sits on Center Street as passengers file in, buy their tickets, take their seats and wait for the drive to start.

The Metro ArlingtonXpress, or MAX, as it’s commonly called, is Arlington’s first taste of public transportation, and the two-year pilot program is meeting its early goals.

The shuttle route launched Aug. 19 to take passengers between a stop near the University of Texas at Arlington’s College Park Center and the Trinity Railway Express CentrePort Station near D/FW Airport.

A third stop was added to the route in November in the city’s entertainment district on Collins Street near AT&T Stadium. ..................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.dallasnews.com/news/transportation/20131220-commuters-embrace-arlingtons-experiment-with-public-transportation.ece

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Those People dem in texas Dec 2013 #1

Hopefully the experiment works! Agschmid Dec 2013 #2

dem in texas

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1. Those People

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Thu Dec 26, 2013, 02:20 PM

Dec 2013

I remember some years back when Arlington voters were asked to approve funding for a mass transit system. I head opponents on local public radio saying the mass transit would allow "those people" to get to Arlington. Every other sentence was about "those people". Well the voters did not approve the mass transit funding, but it didn't keep "those people" out. Arlington is now earning the reputation of being very "ghetto". This is sad, because Arlington is a beautiful town, we go over there all the time and my daughter owns a home there. And what's not to like about a town with street called "Chip n Dale".

Agschmid

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2. Hopefully the experiment works!

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Sun Dec 29, 2013, 11:23 PM

Dec 2013

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