I’m afraid the run-on sentence after this question just didn’t make sense; I have to take a wild guess and assume that you think it’s helpful and cost-effective for more people if you serve people across a wider geographical area.
This goes back to what we were talking about in the community engagement thread, though; suburban infrastructure tends to mooch off of urban tax bases in the long term. Sure, capital expenses for huge rail projects are more expensive initially, but we gain more through economic and intangible benefits (more residents + businesses, more upward mobility for jobs, more efficient land uses, less time wasted stuck in traffic) to the point where it’s just worth it, philosophically.
Besides, we already have on-demand shuttles that anyone in less-dense areas can ride, and all three main Triangle counties’ transit plans also plan to increase their availability using our transit tax (the same way we’re saving up for a big chunk of the commuter rail project); this is NOT an either/or situation. Here’s a quick map of the on-demand shuttles (I purposely didn’t include the Morrisville Smart Shuttle because it uses specific shuttle stops rather than letting you board from anywhere you’d like):
Also, Wake County’s transit plan has already been setting aside money for smaller towns that want to implement small-scale transit projects like Morrisville. It’s just that many municipalities haven’t submitted grant applications to the county yet.