Friday, July 23, 2004
Take Tacoma Light Rail with a Grain of Salt
The Tacoma News Tribune reports that Tacoma's light-rail ridership is ahead of projections. But, the newspaper adds, readers should "Take it with a grain of salt: Link's actual ridership is part head count and part guesswork."
Tacoma's rail line is really more of a streetcar, running in the streets through downtown. Fares are $0.00 and it connects downtown with a free parking lot, which both help explain its "success." The paper adds that the original projections were "deliberately on the conservative side," no doubt so that the transit agency could claim a big triumph.
Tacoma's rail line is really more of a streetcar, running in the streets through downtown. Fares are $0.00 and it connects downtown with a free parking lot, which both help explain its "success." The paper adds that the original projections were "deliberately on the conservative side," no doubt so that the transit agency could claim a big triumph.
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