LRT

I took a ride on the light rail today. It was a very nice experience. I made a roundtrip from Cedar/Riverside behind Riverside Plaza. The cars were fast, clean, and good looking. The system, while limited in scope, is pretty user friendly. Although, I had cash with me, it was nice that I could have used a credit/debit card if needed. I am looking forwad to the day when this line goes more places, especially the Mall and the Airport. Although I am a fairly conservative on most issues, mass transit makes a lot of sense to me, although I can't make sense of some of the numbers thrown around by the special interest groups (both for and against). I still don't really understand why they chose this route for light rail, why there aren't more elevated street crossings and why it's so hard to go from suburb to suburb on a bus.

The kids got a little squirrelly at the end. I think they were showing off for Grandma and Grandpa who also made the trip with me. The trip back was packed with riders going to the dome.

In the end it's too bad that I have to go downtown to get anywhere on a bus from my house. Maybe I should have thought more about this before I bought my house.