TX: Commuters embrace Arlington’s experiment with public transportation

[marmar]

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

[dem in texas]

1. Those People

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]

2. Hopefully the experiment works!