***The Official Rapid Rail Thread***

[pjfred]

^ Damn brah, I have not heard this much anal talk about man rectum since that last HON match where I carry 45-1 with Berzerker.

You doh study my rectum nah, my cacahole safe. You study that Raging Bull cause he coming your way and he diving deep and hard with that Umbrella.

Hope that umbrella not centre soft and longer than 9". I love to horn these fools. They dont know how it does feel to .....

[EFFECTIC DESIGNS]

^ Damn brah, I have not heard this much anal talk about man rectum since that last HON match where I carry 45-1 with Berzerker.

You doh study my rectum nah, my cacahole safe. You study that Raging Bull cause he coming your way and he diving deep and hard with that Umbrella.

Hope that umbrella not centre soft and longer than 9". I love to horn these fools. They dont know how it does feel to .....

The man jump on my rectum juss so out ah the blue yes. hmmmm people really uneasy about the raging bull in this place yes.

[EmilioA]

Innovative solutions


http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/10/ ... GI20151019

Cars will be banned from central Oslo by 2019 to help reduce pollution, local politicians said on Monday, in what they said would be the first comprehensive and permanent ban for a European capital.

The newly elected city council, made up of the Labor Party, the Greens and the Socialist Left, said the plans would benefit all citizens despite shopowners' fears they will hurt business.

"We want to have a car-free center," Lan Marie Nguyen Berg, lead negotiator for the Green Party in Oslo, told reporters.

"We want to make it better for pedestrians, cyclists. It will be better for shops and everyone."

Under the plans, the council will build at least 60 kilometers of bicycle lanes by 2019, the date of the next municipal elections, and provide a "massive boost" of investment in public transport.

Buses and trams will continue to serve the city center, and arrangements will be found for cars carrying disabled people and vehicles transporting goods to stores, the three parties said in a joint declaration.

Oslo city council will hold consultations, study the experiences of other cities and conduct trial runs, the parties said.

Several European capitals have previously introduced temporary car bans in their city centers, including Paris last month. Some such as London or Madrid have congestion charges to limit car traffic.

Oslo has around 600,000 inhabitants and almost 350,000 cars in the whole city. Most car owners live outside the city center but within Oslo's boundaries.

[EFFECTIC DESIGNS]

^ thats pretty nice maiking it better for cyclists but that method may be a bit too extreme. They can do that there in the cold climate. Can you imagine cycling to work in we climate?

I know fellas who does do it eh but that eh no jacket and tie wuk

[bluesclues]

Innovative solutions


http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/10/ ... GI20151019

Cars will be banned from central Oslo by 2019 to help reduce pollution, local politicians said on Monday, in what they said would be the first comprehensive and permanent ban for a European capital.

The newly elected city council, made up of the Labor Party, the Greens and the Socialist Left, said the plans would benefit all citizens despite shopowners' fears they will hurt business.

"We want to have a car-free center," Lan Marie Nguyen Berg, lead negotiator for the Green Party in Oslo, told reporters.

"We want to make it better for pedestrians, cyclists. It will be better for shops and everyone."

Under the plans, the council will build at least 60 kilometers of bicycle lanes by 2019, the date of the next municipal elections, and provide a "massive boost" of investment in public transport.

Buses and trams will continue to serve the city center, and arrangements will be found for cars carrying disabled people and vehicles transporting goods to stores, the three parties said in a joint declaration.

Oslo city council will hold consultations, study the experiences of other cities and conduct trial runs, the parties said.

Several European capitals have previously introduced temporary car bans in their city centers, including Paris last month. Some such as London or Madrid have congestion charges to limit car traffic.

Oslo has around 600,000 inhabitants and almost 350,000 cars in the whole city. Most car owners live outside the city center but within Oslo's boundaries.

china did this to clear smog. trinidad eh have no smog. we have traffic. something that could solve with efficient roadways.

[EmilioA]

Innovative solutions


http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/10/ ... GI20151019

china did this to clear smog. trinidad eh have no smog. we have traffic. something that could solve with efficient roadways.

But if you ban cars then you have no traffic ! Simple. Its also worth noting that Singapore limits to number of car owners to about 12% of the population. You have to bid for the right to own a car and that right expires after 10 years.

But seriously I wonder how polluted our air is. We already have one of the highest amounts of CO2 per capita in the world. God only knows else is in our air. In fact my Canadian relatives often say that our air smells of Gasoline.

[Habit7]

Innovative solutions


http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/10/ ... GI20151019

china did this to clear smog. trinidad eh have no smog. we have traffic. something that could solve with efficient roadways.

But if you ban cars then you have no traffic ! Simple. Its also worth noting that Singapore limits to number of car owners to about 12% of the population. You have to bid for the right to own a car and that right expires after 10 years.

But seriously I wonder how polluted our air is. We already have one of the highest amounts of CO2 per capita in the world. God only knows else is in our air. In fact my Canadian relatives often say that our air smells of Gasoline.

Firstly, unlike Norway, Trinidad is hot and humid. People are not willing to walk 1-2km or peddle 3-5km and arrive dripping wet with sweat.
Secondly Singapore is a little bigger than the size of Tunapuna/Piarco Region and is crammed full of 5 million ppl. They have subways, LRTs and buses. A car is truly optional there.

[EmilioA]

Firstly, unlike Norway, Trinidad is hot and humid. People are not willing to walk 1-2km or peddle 3-5km and arrive dripping wet with sweat.
Secondly Singapore is a little bigger than the size of Tunapuna/Piarco Region and is crammed full of 5 million ppl. They have subways, LRTs and buses. A car is truly optional there.

Who talking about walking ? Once you build the RR , ban or limit cars. That will bring ridership up.

As for the second, truly--POS, Diego Martin, San Juan- Laventille and the western half of Tunapuna- Piarco need to be considered a single metropolitan entity. With an integrated taxi/bus/rail transport system.

[EFFECTIC DESIGNS]

^ nah hoss I used to cycle to work when i was working at the Airport and that ride was less than 2 miles. And I was sweating like crazy at 2 Am in the Morning. Can you imagine what happens when the sun comes up?

Trini climate waaay to humid and hot for that, its kinda sad really because buying a nice quality road bike and cycling is so much fun and keeps you fit and healthy, when you come home from work you eh hadda go to no gym again. It really is unfortunate because of our climate.

[Daran]

I said it once and I go say it again.

Frequent service, fixed scheduled and routes shuttles can solve 90% of our traffic problems.

Yea and f*ck walking or cycling, I go get too black

[bluesclues]

Innovative solutions


http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/10/ ... GI20151019

china did this to clear smog. trinidad eh have no smog. we have traffic. something that could solve with efficient roadways.

But if you ban cars then you have no traffic ! Simple. Its also worth noting that Singapore limits to number of car owners to about 12% of the population. You have to bid for the right to own a car and that right expires after 10 years.

But seriously I wonder how polluted our air is. We already have one of the highest amounts of CO2 per capita in the world. God only knows else is in our air. In fact my Canadian relatives often say that our air smells of Gasoline.

we in this case are literally a drop in the bucket pollutionwise. we're too small to be considered a significant contributor. per capita is a statistic obased on relative size of the population. our population is small. we just have to fi we roads.

[EmilioA]

I go repeat me self

Who talking about walking ? Once you build the RR , ban or limit cars.

[EmilioA]

But seriously I wonder how polluted our air is. We already have one of the highest amounts of CO2 per capita in the world. God only knows else is in our air. In fact my Canadian relatives often say that our air smells of Gasoline.

we in this case are literally a drop in the bucket pollutionwise. we're too small to be considered a significant contributor. per capita is a statistic obased on relative size of the population. our population is small. we just have to fi we roads.

So how much is significant ?

[Habit7]

I go repeat me self

Who talking about walking ? Once you build the RR , ban or limit cars.

I don't know if you read the reuters article you posted prior, but it suggests banning cars with the alternative being walking and cycling. The RR doesn't drop you in front of your office you know?

[j.o.e]

I said it once and I go say it again.

Frequent service, fixed scheduled and routes shuttles can solve 90% of our traffic problems.

Yea and f*ck walking or cycling, I go get too black

I have news for you

















































You're already black .... Get over it.

[EmilioA]

I go repeat me self

Who talking about walking ? Once you build the RR , ban or limit cars.

I don't know if you read the reuters article you posted prior, but it suggests banning cars with the alternative being walking and cycling. The RR doesn't drop you in front of your office you know?

you cah walk from City Gate, Hyatt or St James to your workplace ?

[mero]

If I had a safe place to put my bike and work had showers I would cycle from arima to POS at least twice a week.

ED what speed you riding at that have you sweating so at 2am for just 2 miles only

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^ If I left pretty early and cruised I would not really sweat. But usually I used to ride as fast as I could cause I have a habit of leaving late, which is why I would sweat, that and I kinda fat too nah so. if i was thin I doubt I would sweat at that early hour. The good thing though I lost 20 pounds just with that simple 4 mile total per day.

It felt good though, was a nice ride back and fort I would guess the ride was about 2 miles, I agree with you if you working somewhere that has a shower and they had things like Bike Rack etc and you sure nobody would steal your bike then yeah cycling to work would be pretty sweet.

Trini would have a lot healthier population if cycling was a more attractive option than it is now. I notice some countries even have something call a bikeway. Road dedicated to bikes alone in some cities.

[EFFECTIC DESIGNS]

One of these would be pretty sweet to ride to POS, but it go hadda be under tight security.
Either that or yuh carrying it into your office. For most people would also be eliminating gym membership aswell, another cost saving measure. These road bikes are very light, lifting with 1 hand really easy.

[Numb3r4]

Even of you ban cars within the city wouldn't this mean we would need parking lots outside the city limits and some kind of park and ride system? If it is we did put parkig lots outsidebthe city limits wouldn't there be traffic to get to the parking lots? We might eliminate the traffic within the city but to get to the city might still be a problem wouldn't it?

[Numb3r4]

Next some one mentioned the rapid rail but you do know that it will have to stop at a hub/centralized location and you would still have to get from the hub to your job. Now you could use a bicycle but where would you store it with out the fear of it being stolen?, would your job have showering facilities?, would you even be willing to travel with it on the rapid rail?

Again are we ready for this culture change when it comes to mass travel and commuting?
We have problems using PTSC (let alone maintain it) we want to use rail and bike to work?

[EFFECTIC DESIGNS]

^ traveling with the bike on the RR would be pretty great, for a lot of people its going to be a short ride to get to the RR.

But I not sure how many trinis would be willing to do that, we have never been a culture of bicycles like the Europeans and Americans are. In first world countries even women ride bike in a dress. Not a fat chance anything remotely close to this would happen in Trinidad.

Look even the British Prime Minister David Cameron can be seen often riding to parliament on his bicycle middle of a work week, not a fat chance you will ever see anything like that down here in Trini. You could ever catch even one of them in government down here doing that? LOL HA them want police escort and a Prado just to go to the grocery.

[bluesclues]

Next some one mentioned the rapid rail but you do know that it will have to stop at a hub/centralized location and you would still have to get from the hub to your job. Now you could use a bicycle but where would you store it with out the fear of it being stolen?, would your job have showering facilities?, would you even be willing to travel with it on the rapid rail?

Again are we ready for this culture change when it comes to mass travel and commuting?
We have problems using PTSC (let alone maintain it) we want to use rail and bike to work?

real pie in the sky ideas. the major flaw, is that ppl only looking to countries solutions to implement here, when we have a unique culture and country that needs its own unique solutions. we need thinkers, problem solvers and visionary leadership. but im sticking to my guns. smooth all the roads, fix all the pothole, widen where hafta widen, overpass where could overpass, and all while u doing that, u creating jobs in construction and road works.

where trini want to go with a train and something so simple as we roads so bad i dont know. because our roads are horrible. i want to set on a mission to smooth every road in this country like a baby battam.

[Daran]

Bluesclues,

You're right again. Our situation is unique and after seeing so many internal studies at UWI, a frequent service shuttle system (including a school bus system) can virtually solve almost all of our traffic woes.

[drchaos]

Please don't use David Cameron to justify anything ... it only hurts your argument.
I personally won't use a bike .. T&T drivers would prefer to knock you over rather than go down a pothole. The amount of bikers that get knocked over on the roads is alarming.

[bluesclues]

Bluesclues,

You're right again. Our situation is unique and after seeing so many internal studies at UWI, a frequent service shuttle system (including a school bus system) can virtually solve almost all of our traffic woes.

the school bus system is something im seeing trying to come up with those yellow buses going around these days. maybe we can make them even better by making sure the drivers went through national security screening/training or even are working under some transport division of national security. driving safe and keeping children safe as they travel to and from school. like community bulling, i mean comfort patrol. CCP.

[4x4]

Can any one say why the traffic has doubled over the last three weeks? I used to take 30 - 45 min to POS leaving Chag at 8:30am. THis has been going on for the last 3 years. Since election there has been a steady increase. Now I take 1 and half hours to 2 hrs daily mon to Friday. I hear that they have adjusted the lights by the Hyatt so traffic is backed all the way to south from there. THis is to get buy in from the public for the the rail. Also clears up traffic going in to the west for certain people. Who drives this route? Have you notiiced it?

[4x4]

Can any one say why the traffic has doubled over the last three weeks? I used to take 30 - 45 min to POS leaving Chag at 8:30am. THis has been going on for the last 3 years. Since election there has been a steady increase. Now I take 1 and half hours to 2 hrs daily mon to Friday. I hear that they have adjusted the lights by the Hyatt so traffic is backed all the way to south from there. THis is to get buy in from the public for the the rail. Also clears up traffic going in to the west for certain people. Who drives this route? Have you notiiced it?

[EmilioA]

real pie in the sky ideas. the major flaw, is that ppl only looking to countries solutions to implement here, when we have a unique culture and country that needs its own unique solutions. .

You know what the word unique means right ? That there is only one of us.

What you call unique is just us being lazy , racist and corrupt. Hardly unique.

Next some one mentioned the rapid rail but you do know that it will have to stop at a hub/centralized location and you would still have to get from the hub to your job. Now you could use a bicycle but where would you store it with out the fear of it being stolen?, would your job have showering facilities?, would you even be willing to travel with it on the rapid rail?

Again are we ready for this culture change when it comes to mass travel and commuting?
We have problems using PTSC (let alone maintain it) we want to use rail and bike to work?

Its adapt or die. if Trinis prefer to die well......

[Numb3r4]

^^ You can't force adaptation onto a species/culture/group. It is a slow process that takes into consideration what is in existence and how it operates and does it need improving?

One must note that adaptation is not the introduction of an entirely new concept/thing it is a concept/thing that has come into being out of an existing one. It is the result of the gradual modification of an already existing concept/thing based on the prevailing environment.