Quote Originally Posted by shawnw View Post
You act like we don't think this stuff exists or that we wouldn't want to have it. We know it exists. I would be the first one in line if we got it. But I realize the impracticality of thinking our city of 1.2M metro could support a system used by a city/region of 12M+. Another example, the maglev in Shanghai, cost $1.2B to build and it is less than 20 miles long, but it supports a 24M metro population. Let's prove that we can wisely implement and manage our few mile $130M streetcar first, eh? Then lets make sure we can pull off commuter rail. Then, we'll see... baby steps...
Completely agree. MagLev for a local commuter rail option is just not feasible. Unless Vision has some sugar daddy with deep pockets to fund it, we need to use what we have. We have most of the lines or at least the right of way for the rail lines now for an extensive commuter rail service. We can have lines go out from OKC as far as Lawton, El Reno, Pauls Valley, Shawnee, and Guthrie.

MagLev? No. EMU's? Absolutely.