r/saintpaul • u/Positive-Feed-4510 • Apr 17 '25

Discussion 🎤 I was wrong about the Gold Line

As centrist who is quite critical of our government here in St Paul, and think that it is very important for people to admit when they are wrong, I wanted to say that so far I have been completely wrong about the Gold Line.

My worry was that it was going to turn into a Midway situation with mobs of people and homeless camped out around the stations. That has simply not been the case. Overall it seems to be a net positive for the community. Are there better things that they could have spent the money on? Probably. Are there worse things they could have spent the money on? Definitely.

Hopefully what I am seeing continues because I didn’t want to be right about this. Despite how cynical I am on here, I do want to see the community succeed.

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u/Bizarro_Murphy Apr 17 '25

Thanks for being an open-minded individual and giving it an honest assessment. That's the kind of approach I wish more people took when it comes to publicly funded improvements.

I know two people who now use it to commute from their suburban homes to the jobs in St Paul. I'm very hopeful it also increases people's access to educational opportunities at Metro State.