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On Mon, 22 May 2000 07:51:01 +1000, Peter Mackay
<peter.mackay@bigpond.com> wrote:

>In article <39mfissku004pdh72r3c06r10nabdeatvl@4ax.com>, 
>deadly0711@hotmail.com says...
>> The best way to resolve the public transport and environmental
>> issues of Canberra is for the govt to construct the light rail
>> network that was included in the original plans, and has land
>> set aside for it in the layout of the city (this may not hold true
>> for all the major developments since self govt). However a decent
>> system of connecting monorails through the regional residential
>> areas and the major centers via the middle of the main road system.
>> 
>> this would provide a decent and efficeint public transport system,
>> something than Canberra has been missing all along.
>> 
>> The system should also be connected to outlying areas like
>> Queanbeyan, Jerrabomberra, and Hall.
>
>1. Monorails are incredibly expensive.
>2. There would be huge community opposition to the ugly support 
>structures and the loss of trees, not to mention the cost.
>3. People would balk at paying the $20 Hall-Civic fare needed to recover 
>the cost.

Monorail simply means 'one track'. yes there are some big expensive
monorail systems around. however, there are also some small light
rail monorail systems available. i simple suggested a monrail type
system because it would be easier to construct and fit into the areas
that had been placed in the original design of the city.

the big grass median strips along Northbourne Avenue and Adelaide
Avenue, etc were originally designed to have a light rail system 
running along them, with the cars on either side, something similar
to the Melbourne city tram system. Now that causes vehicle traffic
problems, especially for cross traffic.

A light mono rail with a number of small cars that looped around the
city could be built along those strips with central platforms at
suitable locations and a single fare system could be introduced to
keep the administration costs down. In envision single car trains
running at frequent intervals not the long things they have in Sydney.

There are even light rail right of ways still in the plans for areas
like Fyshwick and Mitchell.

Ernest