Will Trains Make a Better Ride?
Posted on | November 22, 2010 |
We asked businesses, community members, and people working on the 422plus Project about some of the questions we’re hearing around the corridor. In this series, we explore opinions about train service in the 422 Corridor.
QUESTION: One of the ideas the 422plus Project is considering is using money from possible tolls on 422 to extend passenger rail service from Norristown to Wyomissing, just beyond Reading. If there is such a train, do you think your employees would use it to commute, or to attend a sporting event or entertainment?
[Video answer - 1:09 minutes]
QUESTION: I understand that part of the plan may be new, extended train service. I drive. If there is a toll on 422, how can a train, paid for with my tolls, possibly benefit me?
[Video answer - 1:09 minutes]
QUESTION: If the 422plus Project determines that a toll is necessary on the road, part of the project involves using some of the tolls collected to extend the current commuter train from Norristown, where it ends now, to Wyomissing, just beyond Reading. Do you believe this would be a good use of your toll money and would you use the train if it became a reality?
[Video answer - 1:46 minutes]
