Media completely fooled by Cap Metro PR; film at 11.

Courtesy M1EK  Mon, 03/02/2009 - 5:45pm

Ben Wear fell for it, big-time .

Capital Metro ran trains from two stations between which essentially nobody will ever travel (no circulator buses up that far; nothing within walking distance), and completely failed to mention the shuttlebuses at all - despite the fact that they will be the most substantial disincentive for choice commuters to ride.

His commenters were even worse - split right down the middle between anti-rail troglodytes ("it's subsidized!", as if Leander and especially...


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