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METRO PLAN VS. MEZZANINE TRANSIT COMPARISON

FEELING THAT THE METRO PLAN IS SPENDING AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR A SYSTEM WHICH APPEARS TO HAVE NO POTENTIAL FOR IMPROVING THE TRAFFIC IN HOUSTON, WE AT RADOIL, INC. DECIDED TO DESIGN AN ALTERNATIVE SYSTEM FOR COMPARISON.

	METRO LIGHT RAIL SYSTEM	MEZZANINE TRANSIT SYSTEM

DISTANCE TRAVELED (miles)	25	25

AVERAGE TRAVELING SPEED (mph)	17	65

TIME OF COMMUTE (min.)	88	23

NUMBER OF INTERSECTIONS TO CROSS	54	0

NUMBER OF INTERSECTIONS TO REBUILD	54	0

NUMBER OF FREEWAY LANES TO ELIMINATE	2	0

NUMBER OF TRANSFERS REQUIRED	1	0

NUMBER OF DAYS OF CONSTRUCTION BLOCKING TRAFFIC	1300	0

DOES IT REQUIRE REBUILDING UTILITIES	YES	NO

COST PER MILE (millions)	$30-50	$10-15
TOTAL COST (millions)	$750-1250	$250-375

NUMBER OF YEARS TO BUILD	5	1

OTHER FEATURES FOR CONSIDERATION

WILL WE HAVE DIRECT ACCESS TO URBAN DENSE AREAS SUCH AS MALLS, HOSPITALS & BUILDINGS?	NO	YES

IS IT OUT OF THE CONGESTION OF GRADE LEVEL TRAFFIC?	NO	YES

THE METRO PLAN IS SETTING THE DIRECTION FOR A TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM FOR THE NEXT 2 OR 3 DECADES. AMONG OTHER THINGS, FOCUSING ON ONE ALTERNATIVE MEANS THAT YOU WILL NOT PURSUE OTHER ALTERNATIVES.
IT IS NOT REASONABLE TO JUSTIFY A SYSTEM ON WHAT IT WILL DO FOR A FEW BLOCKS DOWNTOWN. A TRANSIT SYSTEM SHOULD BE COMPARED TO WHAT IT WILL DO FOR THE CITY. AS AN EXAMPLE, WE WILL USE A TRIP FROM FRY ROAD IN WEST HOUSTON TO 1 SHELL BUILDING IN DOWNTOWN HOUSTON FOR COMPARISON. THE PRIMARY DISADVANTAGE OF THE MEZZANINE TRANSIT SYSTEM IS THAT IT IS NOT WELL WORN 19TH CENTURY TECHNOLOGY. IT IS A NEW DESIGN. ON THE OTHER HAND, IF WE ARE GOING TO SOLVE 21ST CENTURY PROBLEMS, WE ARE GOING TO NEED NEW SOLUTIONS.

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