Rail makes zero sense for the public transit user.  It takes longer in total travel time than the express buses.  Most users will have to transfer 2 to 4 times daily.  Higher fares.  Higher taxes.  Limited seats.  More traffic on surface streets.  Each station will have one unisex toilet for riders at the halfway point of their 2 hour commute.  Sounds great right?  Double our commute times and introduce multiple segments.  Call it "multi-modal" and pass it off as a rail benefit. lol  

Pro-railers actually said the transfer points were good for the commute since it offered the commuter time to relax, akin to stop-overs in airline travel.  Obviously pro-railers never rode the bus.  Transfers suck, impacting your ETA by +/- 30 minutes EACH.  UH students will need 4 transfers with rail.  Good luck getting to your first class on time without leaving 2 hrs. early.  Currently, they catch the A express and can sleep while it takes them from their neighborhood to UH in less than an hour.