I think everyone’s sort of exhausted from the Prop. 1 campaign. Since then, we haven’t spent a lot of time arguing about rail vs. other modes, so there hasn’t been a lot of argument on that front. It was a little different before the election, but now we’re focusing on small-bore issues and that brings out a different kind of commenter.

Less charitably, dedicated anti-rail folks probably view this as an echo chamber and don’t really want to spend a lot of time here.

how does this blog manage to attract pretty much only transit supporters? if you’ve ever visited the portland equivalent of this blog, portlandtransport.com, you’ve probably noticed that most people who post there are anti-rail nutjobs who hate transit in general and TOD. its not like seattle and portland are all that different particularly politically.

i long for a blog like this in portland where we can actually discuss specific transit issues (as is the case here) and not have posts get immediately hijacked and turned into another heated debate about the claim of drivers subsidizing transit, or the desire of some to rip out light rail or some other ranting.

I’m guessing those other cities find efficiency gains in other ways: there’s no confusion over when to pay, people no longer have to pay twice if they travel from one side of the ride free area to the other, and you can use the more efficient “board at the front, exit at the rear” policy. (You can even do all-door boarding if you have fare inspectors.)