“If I
had
had
a million
dollars….”
dollars….”
O.k.,
maybe not
a
million,
maybe not
even
one-hundred
million,
but
one billion dollars.
“That sure is
a
pretty little
thing,”
the woman
said
of
the new train
on
the new,
light-rail
passenger
line.
“Does it
do
anything?”
The
initial ridership-number
results,
just in,
for
the new
Lynx Blue Line
extension
to
North Charlotte,
North Carolina,
were
mixed.
Add to that
a
maybe not
a
million,
maybe not
even
one-hundred
million,
but
one billion dollars.
“That sure is
a
pretty little
thing,”
the woman
said
of
the new train
on
the new,
light-rail
passenger
line.
“Does it
do
anything?”
The
initial ridership-number
results,
just in,
for
the new
Lynx Blue Line
extension
to
North Charlotte,
North Carolina,
were
mixed.
Add to that
a
stock quote
from
the agency’s
chief
executive,
John Lewis,
about
“the community’s
acceptance”
and
“transit options”
and
“an alternative
to
traffic congestion,”
according to
The Charlotte Observer,
and
you have
the
results.
The
from
the agency’s
chief
executive,
John Lewis,
about
“the community’s
acceptance”
and
“transit options”
and
“an alternative
to
traffic congestion,”
according to
The Charlotte Observer,
and
you have
the
results.
The
quote
sounds
real nice,
and
they say
Saturdays
were
a big hit,
but
the
question
remains:
“does it
actually
do
anything?”
Come on,
it
just
opened,
and
the trains
and
the new
station platforms
are
all
beautiful.
Smooth
ride,
just
beautiful.
Coming in
sounds
real nice,
and
they say
Saturdays
were
a big hit,
but
the
question
remains:
“does it
actually
do
anything?”
Come on,
it
just
opened,
and
the trains
and
the new
station platforms
are
all
beautiful.
Smooth
ride,
just
beautiful.
 |
Lynx Blue Line train at station
on original section of track,
photo from Yelp images
|
Coming in
at a price
tag
of just
over
one billion dollars,
however,
I
sure hope
it
“does something.”
—Nicholas Patti
tag
of just
over
one billion dollars,
however,
I
sure hope
it
“does something.”
—Nicholas Patti
Charlotte, NC, 4/26/2018
