Can we retire the "rail as game changer" meme?
A RECENT CHRONICLE ARTICLE described the construction of light-rail on the near northside as a potential "game-changer" in terms of development (sadly, the Chron tradition of uncritical cheerleading for METRO rail seems now to have spread from the newspaper's METRO and urban-affairs desks to infect the real-estate desk).
Barry Klein offered an astute response in the comments section:
How is it that a Walgreens relocating from part of Fulton that will be rail served to settle on a part that remains auto-friendly is a sign of rail's positive impact.
Two years ago this reporter found almost two dozen businesses in the CBD that closed during the rail (and road) construction.... Since Metro is on the verge of a $4 billion expansion program why not do an in depth story today on the businesses that were in that corridor, how many remain, how many jobs were gained or lost, and how many of the new businesses are sites where an earlier business folded since rail construction started in 2001?
Indeed.
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 06/08/10 08:13 AM | Print |
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