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Current demand for a Warwick train stop has very little demand. For the few hand full of people that are to use it, the state of RI will delay the train for the great majority of their uses. The estimated cost of 267 million dollars (liely to be much more) will in no way benefit the city, state or people.

This extremely expensive people-mover project deserves closer scrutiny before citizens go about adding any more money to the pile. There are so many unanswered questions about the Airport's future in Warwick that reckless spending of this nature at this time seems suspect. Without trains and with declining air traffic one wonders where the people will come from to be "moved"... I would hope that voters research the issues before blindly passing this. It is unfortunate that this money is tied to desperately needed highway repair funding. I guess this is Rhode Island's example of packaging pork.

This half-baked scheme should just be shelved. Do they really think people are going to ajust their schedules even longer to factor in getting a train to the airport? Would there be 4 am trains and after midnight trains? These would be necessary to handle the load of early morning flights and still leave time to deal with TSA.

Are there load factors for the MBTA into Providence that would justify an extension to Warwick? Sounds like another white elephant that airport users will pay for through fees added onto their rentals and tickets.

TF Green needs things more important to the users.
1. A longer runway
2. A covered short term lot (move that hideous piece of junk called art our of the way. Just another obsticle in the way of rolling luggage to go along with the lack of curb cuts.)

3. A covered pick-up and drop off areas for passengers and shuttles so passengers and their luggage don't get soaked waiting. A great welcome back to RI to stand in the rain waiting for a shuttle back to the car lots.

The state should have been more fiscally responsible in the first place and not be dependent on Question 1. This plan has been in the works for over five years and it is just now they are thinking of ways to get money for it? I am all for the airport connector since I fly out of TF Green every week, but I already pay an ungodly amount of taxes and cannot fathom how they are being spent so poorly that Question 1 is needed.

One-fourth of the transportation bond is earmarked for one project. It's better to use the $20M and the matching $80M on roads and bridges.

Future train service to Warwick and Wickford? That would be nice... IF future train service can be fully arranged in advance of construction.

A poorly planned "people-mover" from train station to airport? Not so nice. Especially for tens of millions of scarce dollars potentially wasted on this project which, even on the surface, appears to have limited value and under-examined "purpose and need".

Every available dollar should go into securing our neglected highways and bridges, which handle existing traffic. In these horrific financial times, we shouldn't be asked to gamble any precious bond money on wishful thinking.

It was a mistake to include this $20 million in #1. Until the planners truly listen to the people who are paying for all of this, I'd have to vote "NO" on tricky transportation bonds like #1.