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Doorstep? At Mall of America one walks more than two blocks to one's car - or to the transit center. At SPUD - from the Amtrak train to the light rail will be about that far -. At CUS it's a long inner-city walk to the Blue Line. Or to Ogilvie. Does that mean these are not ideal multimodal centers? Probably.
No - Midway station lacks a lot (but the free mostly secure parking is a big plus) - and will soon be going away - but to say "no public transit" is one thing - to say "not a great multimodal wonderful way to get anywhere in the city" is something else. Tokyo Central will get you withiin a 500m walk to the train you need for local (Yamanote) but you are still a few transfers away from where you are going (Ueno, Shinjuku, Ikebukuro - and then a subway)
It's true that nobody waits at MSP Midway, except when the train is late.
But none of that means thaat the station should not be staffed during slow hours.
Speaking of the Mall of America -- seems to me that at least half their tenants could shut down for several hous per day - at least the hours I've ever been there. Free market? Profit maximizing?
No - Midway station lacks a lot (but the free mostly secure parking is a big plus) - and will soon be going away - but to say "no public transit" is one thing - to say "not a great multimodal wonderful way to get anywhere in the city" is something else. Tokyo Central will get you withiin a 500m walk to the train you need for local (Yamanote) but you are still a few transfers away from where you are going (Ueno, Shinjuku, Ikebukuro - and then a subway)
It's true that nobody waits at MSP Midway, except when the train is late.
But none of that means thaat the station should not be staffed during slow hours.
Speaking of the Mall of America -- seems to me that at least half their tenants could shut down for several hous per day - at least the hours I've ever been there. Free market? Profit maximizing?