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Originally Posted by iheartphilly

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KOP is auto-oriented, but a very strong case has been made for the NHSL to KOP for that and other reasons. KOP has grown leaps and bounds, with the the KOP mall, town center and all the recent residential and commercial developments. I76 to and from KOP is in gridlock. Lots of people reverse commute from the city to KOP, lots of people work at the mall from the city, and vice versa. I think there's a real benefit to building out the NHSL. I hope they find federal and state funding to make this happen. It will be a giant lift from local, state, federal folks and Septa and everyone behind the scene.

The reality is the projected ridership is modest- and this is a key factor that gets evaluated when regions compete for federal matching funds. One reason is the fact you can't take a one trip ride from CC to K of P with this plan.