So true. What would work is a high-speed monorail - above the ground, not an impediment to traffic, and possibly a better alternative to a car.
Voters around the Seattle area have a love affair with light rail. But when one votes for such a system, I believe they should also certify that they will use it!
Yet the monorail in Vegas is a bust. (and it doesn't go to the airport)
Here in Raleigh they dredge up our light rail 'plans' every few years and try to shove it down our throats. They've spent a few hundred million on 'planning' and 'rights of way' but have not driven one spike yet.
And once again, it does not go to the airport.
What is it about mass transit and airports? The only airport I know of that is served is Reagan across the river from Washington.
Light rail in Raleigh has turned out to be a money machine for lawyers, designers, and planners, some of whom have connections to city politicians. Imagine that.
For some reason they believe that everyone needs to get from downtown Raleigh to downtown Durham with a stop in the middle of RTP (the regional huge office park.
The only way it would work for me would be to leave a car in the burbs and another in RTP. I believe I'm in the majority in that regard.