The obvious was there - and ignored here.

Bill Knowles, a consultant and pitchman from Salt Lake City, visited the Twin Cities twice. Mr. Knowles
visits were sponsored by the banks, insurance companies, government agencies and other vested interests comprising the Central Corridor Partnership.

During his first visit, where he spoke at University United
on University Avenue in St. Paul, after making his pitch for LRT, Mr. Knowles responded to questions. One questioner asked: What were the factors that Salt Lake City (used) to determine to build (LRT) parallel to the freeway (along the rail corridor) rather than a corridor
like University Avenue? Knowles responded: Its where the existing railway was and it was the quickest and
cheapest way to put it togetherThe obvious was there.

Why does Salt Lake City, the 35th largest market in the country, have multiple LRT lines, while the Twin Cities, the 13th largest market, have only one? In the Twin Cities, apparently, the obvious has been ignored.

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[centralcorridor]

It's obvious that the fastest, cheapest, least disruptive, most efficient, safest way to connect the major access points in the central corridor between Minneapolis and St. Paul via LRT is to route the LRT line along the existing rail corridor.

[eluko79]

Whats the obvious? Why does Salt Lake City have more? Streetcar / Light rail transitions?