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by i80and 627 days ago
I haven't seen these problems on the Minneapolis Metro even riding at night, but if it is actually a problem, it seems like the solution is build out actual infrastructure to support the homeless community.

Which Minneapolis very much does not have right now despite the best efforts of one or two plucky underfunded nonprofits.

If your light rail cars are the best option people have, that's not an issue with the transit design, that's an issue with the rest of the infrastructure
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weard_beard 627 days ago
It’s a severe problem in mpls. Are you sure we’re talking about the same city and rail system? Never heard it called “the metro”. I was born and raised in DC where that’s what folks call the subway… only ever heard it called the light rail…
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i80and 627 days ago
The rapid transit system in Minneapolis, MN is called the Metro. Technically that includes the bus rapid transit system, but I'm just talking about the light rail since I do prefer it over the buses.

All I can say is I've never seen any issues on the LRT. I'm genuinely sorry you have.

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