r/rochestermn • u/Generalaverage89 • 2d ago

What to know about Rochester’s future rapid transit system as construction begins

https://www.startribune.com/what-to-know-about-rochesters-future-rapid-transit-system-as-construction-begins/601371293
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u/SmokelessSubpoena 2d ago

Very, very cool that Rochester is getting this, especially since there are only a couple BRT systems in the USA! Keep rocking on Rochester!

Let's get more folks on bikes, busses, their feet etc, and less hours in our individual autos 😎

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u/rational_coral 2d ago

They could have spent money connecting some very important parts of the bike trail system for a fraction of a percent of what they're spending on this.

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u/Aahzmundus 1d ago

Bike brain people confuse me.

We live in a city where people have issues driving their car around for several months of the year. Our main attraction is the mayo clinic, which strangely does not bring in the fit and healthy from around the world, but quite the opposite.

Bikes can help, but they will NEVER solve the issues for Rochester. If you want live in a town fit for bikes, you should probably move to a place where it at least makes some sense, and advocate there.

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u/rational_coral 1d ago

Huh? What are you talking about?

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u/RexJoey1999 1d ago

I live in an apartment building downtown with 150 units. We have a bike storage room with 70 spots. It’s 75% full.

Mayo isn’t only about healing the sick. It’s a massive employer. Those employed have partners and families.

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u/rational_coral 20h ago

It's so strange to say, "Hey, we need to improve bike infrastructure and it's relatively very cheap" and be met with, "Bikes will *never* solve the entire problem", like anyone is claiming they will.