Re: “It’s not too late to build Northwest rail line from Denver to Longmont,” July 23 guest commentary.
Judy Lubow of Longmont, RTD director for District I, clearly states in her opinion piece what has been obvious for years: that the proposed Northwest rail line “happens to be lengthy, not projected to have unusually dense ridership, and requires working with the railroad owning the right of way.” Yet she asks that taxpayers still fund it!
It is time for leadership to acknowledge this was always a bum steer, a lame horse, a three-legged dromedary that can’t hold its water, built by a committee that did not know how to play the game. Move on. The correct route is up Interstate 25 and arcing to Longmont over existing rail rights-of-way. This route has the developer/partners and population/ridership growth potential to warrant the effort. Boulder County has neither. Time to fold the bad hand and deal a new one.
Stephen Colby, Boulder
This letter was published in the July 30 edition.
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