Thursday, May 25, 2006
Light-Rail Stations Top List of Crime Calls
Police say a light-rail station generates almost three times as many crime calls as the next highest location in Washington County, which includes the suburbs west of Portland. Two other light-rail stations are also in the top-five list of crime scenes.
Other areas on the top-ten list include shopping centers, a high school, two apartment buildings, and a hospital. Collectively, the three light-rail stations have generated 643 crime calls this year, while the other seven locations on the top-ten list have generated 782 calls.
Other areas on the top-ten list include shopping centers, a high school, two apartment buildings, and a hospital. Collectively, the three light-rail stations have generated 643 crime calls this year, while the other seven locations on the top-ten list have generated 782 calls.
Comments:
Randal:
Why don't you just admit you don't like light rail, aside from your economic criticisms of it?
Is there any information regarding the number of people going through each LRT station, particularly compared to the other things generating police calls?
Why don't you just admit you don't like light rail, aside from your economic criticisms of it?
Is there any information regarding the number of people going through each LRT station, particularly compared to the other things generating police calls?
This means we need MORE light rail stations and less highways. The reason these crimes are happening are due to motorists who are creating all these crimes. Again, if they want to resolved these issues, more money needs to be invested in lightrail.
I'm sorry. I don't follow the logic here. "The reason these crimes are happening are due to motorists who are creating all these crimes" Why do you feel it is necessarily motorists who are creating these crimes?
Personally, if I believed that light rail were really improving mobility, I'd say that these crimes were a small enough price to pay. However, since light rail is a huge waste of money that hurts mobility, this is just one more argument against it.
Personally, if I believed that light rail were really improving mobility, I'd say that these crimes were a small enough price to pay. However, since light rail is a huge waste of money that hurts mobility, this is just one more argument against it.
It's clear that any place that attacts large numbers of people also attract bad guys, e.g., transit stations, large department stores (e.g., Fred Meyer), etc.
If large numbers of people are using various transit stations (the Beaverton Transit Center being the busiest in this case), then I'd say LRT is improving mobility. I'd say so because over 100,000 riders per day are served by Portland MAX, which is remarkable given the still limited coverage of the overall Portland metro area MAX offers. If you think MAX reduces mobility, then you obviously don't accept empirical evidence.
If large numbers of people are using various transit stations (the Beaverton Transit Center being the busiest in this case), then I'd say LRT is improving mobility. I'd say so because over 100,000 riders per day are served by Portland MAX, which is remarkable given the still limited coverage of the overall Portland metro area MAX offers. If you think MAX reduces mobility, then you obviously don't accept empirical evidence.
Anonymous asserted...
> This means we need MORE light
> rail stations and less highways.
> The reason these crimes
> are happening are due to
> motorists who are creating
> all these crimes.
Creating crimes? Interesting
use of words to describe something
that is usually considered an event.
> Again, if they want to resolved
> these issues, more money needs
> to be invested in lightrail.
Perhaps additional investment in
the teaching of English
grammar would be a good idea?
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> This means we need MORE light
> rail stations and less highways.
> The reason these crimes
> are happening are due to
> motorists who are creating
> all these crimes.
Creating crimes? Interesting
use of words to describe something
that is usually considered an event.
> Again, if they want to resolved
> these issues, more money needs
> to be invested in lightrail.
Perhaps additional investment in
the teaching of English
grammar would be a good idea?
