Question 3: To what extent do you intend to support investment in maintaining Minnesota’s highway system and expanding its mass transit system given the age of the state’s highway system, population and business growth, and the mass transit needs of an aging and dispersed population?
 

BORRELL Rebuttal for Question 3

With so many of the candidates for Governor in favor of forcing light
rail transit onto the Minnesota public, I wonder why we don't have 
light rail already.  It's only a great idea if the people of 
Minnesota want light rail.

This looks like an excellent project for a private sector transportation
company.  Set them up as a monopoly or conglomeration and support them
in complying with the environmental problems they are bound to run 
into. We make a commitment to private enterprise and they make a 
commitment to our customers, the citizens of Minnesota.  It would be 
nice to have this transportation company, be publicly traded so that 
those of us who would use this system could invest in it.

I have some trouble with Jesse Ventura's idea of forcing or manipulating
downtown drivers by eliminating their parking spaces.  That seems like
more social engineering.  Why not provide an option and let the 
citizens be free to choose what they want?  If Jesse's idea is so 
weak that we have to force ridership, then let's not go there.

Personally, I would take a train into the cities, airport, capitol,
shopping center, stadium, arena, or business areas if:

1. The schedules were every 15 to 30 minutes. (Assumes timely schedules)
2. The cost was reasonable.  Fares would amount to a little pocket
    change.
3. The vehicles were safe.
4. The vehicles were clean.
5. The system was fast.
6. There were express and local vehicles during high use hours.

Is that too much to ask?  Maybe, but in our proposals let's keep the
citizen's needs in mind.  If the system is not customer friendly and 
convenient, then we have created another government. 

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