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Re: NY congressman Higgins writes Amtrak's Moorman in support of reopening Buffalo Central Terminal |
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Posted by NIMBYkiller on Fri Mar 17 02:28:49 2017, in response to Re: NY congressman Higgins writes Amtrak's Moorman in support of reopening Buffalo Central Terminal, posted by Henry R32 #3730 on Thu Mar 16 23:36:46 2017. Seriously? You're comparing Denver Union Station, which has always been right on the fringe of downtown, with Buffalo Central Terminal, which is nowhere even remotely convenient to downtown. Part of the reason Denver Union Stations various mixed-use components are so successful is because they're an extension of downtown Denver. In the distance it takes from downtown Buffalo to Central Terminal, you can walk from Denver Union Station to the other side of downtown Denver and back. And again, Amtrak is an intercity service, the point and primary advantage being that it should provide convenient travel between cities. Stopping at a mall that's 2 miles away from any semblance of urban development just because it's a historic structure worth saving is not convenient. Central Terminal certainly might have a future as a train station, but on some sort of local service into downtown Buffalo (and that's a damn long shot). For Amtrak though, it is completely wrong and always has been wrong, for Amtrak and for all intercity passenger services prior. |
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