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It's an admirable effort and I'm glad the author is concerned about such issues -- we need such concerned citizens. I hope she applies her local enthusiasm to
by supernova87a 6y ago
It's an admirable effort and I'm glad the author is concerned about such issues -- we need such concerned citizens. I hope she applies her local enthusiasm to wherever she is now.
I think the presentation could use some help though, for the idea to come through clearly (I don't know enough locally to comment on the merits):
1) The webpage and title purport to tell the story about what should be done, but it's filled with tangential information not relevant to the issue. It took me about 3 casual readings to realize there were conclusions about the alternative plan that should be pursued, written on the page. And I didn't realize what this page was for, until I clicked the PPT link -- which is relatively hidden amongst text despite it leading to the primary document of substance.
2) The document itself (PPT -- unfortunate vertical format and page/text layout I have to say) is also not clear about the disadvantages of the current route, and advantages of the proposed route. Despite being so short, it rambles. It really needs some summary bullet points and maybe a table for someone to quickly grasp what the proposal is.
3) Visually, the map differences between the existing planned route and the proposed alternative are not at all clear -- the maps look almost identical to my quick glance at this scale.
If some of the conclusions are that the stations are poorly located, the point is to show some of the locations in detail and the alternative location in clear comparison. It's almost without point to enlarge the maps so much, yet not point out what is distinguishing about the original versus the proposed route alternatives.
Overall, given that county/city authorities signed off on the project, and that this reads as someone's interesting but casual idea, I can only (as a uninformed observer citizen) assume that forces at play have made their decision, and an effort like this, unless professionalized and given some real attention, are probably too late (see other comments below on why).
But if there is opportunity to make change, I wish the author (or others interested) good luck in going after it!