They'll need experts to work on this thing and NOT government employees. They should call the people at DisneyWorld to plan and design any passenger rail system. They did it right.
@jax: If they talked to Disney, Disney would tell them emphatically, DO NOT BUILD A MONORAIL.
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The monorail line is ungodly expensive! "The Las Vegas Monorail, which opened in 2004, cost $654 million for just 4.4 miles. It uses the same Bombardier technology as the Walt Disney World Monorail. Bombardier acquired the technology from Disney.
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Putting the cost aside, a monorial is not flexible.Â
it cant change to accomodate changing crowds for certain events
it cant chance to accomdate chaning population trends
if there is an accident or inicident, the entire stretch is shut down (happens a lot on the light rail in houston)
Since Disney opened Ecpot, they have opened two more parks and downtown disney. None of which are served by monorail. All are served by busses. Busses can be rerouted on a moments notics for any number of reasons. they are cheaper to operate and cheaper to acquire. Monorail is simply a gimic. 4951