[Arrowhead1952]

Plus, somehow, despite us voting it down TWICE... they are still putting in a light rail line from Downtown to Leander.

Actually, that will be passenger rail, as it runs on a designated rail rather than down the middle of a street. This rail system was approved by a slight margin by the voters.

BTW, did you know that Cap Metro built the NW park & ride next to the tracks BEFORE the passenger rail was approved?

Now, I understand Cedar Park wants to have a train stop again, even though they voted to opt out of the Cap Metro taxing authority several years ago.

[Dead Corpse]

It might BE passenger rail, but everything I've heard about it on TV or radio they call it either "light rail" or "commuter rail". They can call it a "pig in a poke" and that won't change the nature of it.

How about leasing those lines out to a private company and see if they can make it work in the private sector? If it fails, maybe we don't need to be spending money on it...