If they're looking to make a true express service, then they should only stop at CLT, GRO, DNC, RGH. That being said though, an extra train that hit all stops would be very useful.
The biggest problem I have honestly isn't that it's necessarily slower than driving (it is, but also you don't have to focus on driving) or that it is more expensive (which it really is, 30%-100% more expensive depending on passengers and fuel economy) it's that public transit, once you arrive, makes it super difficult.
As an example, I *could* have taken the train to High Point this weekend *but* buses were running *once per hour*. Same thing for the Triangle, once per hour. If you want to take the morning train and the afternoon train that severely limits what you can do unless you want to pay for Uber/Lyft/Taxi everywhere.
If they're looking to make a true express service, then they should only stop at CLT, GRO, DNC, RGH. That being said though, an extra train that hit all stops would be very useful.
The biggest problem I have honestly isn't that it's necessarily slower than driving (it is, but also you don't have to focus on driving) or that it is more expensive (which it really is, 30%-100% more expensive depending on passengers and fuel economy) it's that public transit, once you arrive, makes it super difficult.
As an example, I *could* have taken the train to High Point this weekend *but* buses were running *once per hour*. Same thing for the Triangle, once per hour. If you want to take the morning train and the afternoon train that severely limits what you can do unless you want to pay for Uber/Lyft/Taxi everywhere.