Comments on: Streetcar Conversations: I got nuthin. http://megafrontier.com/2009/12/streetcar-conversations-i-got-nuthin/ Urban life in Western America Sat, 19 May 2012 07:16:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: admin http://megafrontier.com/2009/12/streetcar-conversations-i-got-nuthin/comment-page-1/#comment-91 admin Fri, 11 Dec 2009 23:27:10 +0000 http://megafrontier.com/?p=515#comment-91 James: The City has done a terrible job just lining out exactly how we got to this point, so I tried to fill in that gap. I think that Cece did a good job outlining that local governments - cities, counties, ACHD, VRT, and ITD have over $2 billion in identified transportation needs in the Valley. The streetcar is just one piece in a very large puzzle that the transportation agencies in the valley are trying to get done, and all the agencies are doing their part to get these projects completed. I think there is a convincing NO campaign to be made out there. But the argument that won't fly is the one that is out there now - that this is some kind of pipe dream cooked up by the Mayor. That is just an utter falsehood and we should be beyond that kind of discourse. James: The City has done a terrible job just lining out exactly how we got to this point, so I tried to fill in that gap.

I think that Cece did a good job outlining that local governments - cities, counties, ACHD, VRT, and ITD have over $2 billion in identified transportation needs in the Valley. The streetcar is just one piece in a very large puzzle that the transportation agencies in the valley are trying to get done, and all the agencies are doing their part to get these projects completed.

I think there is a convincing NO campaign to be made out there. But the argument that won’t fly is the one that is out there now - that this is some kind of pipe dream cooked up by the Mayor. That is just an utter falsehood and we should be beyond that kind of discourse.

]]> By: James http://megafrontier.com/2009/12/streetcar-conversations-i-got-nuthin/comment-page-1/#comment-90 James Fri, 11 Dec 2009 23:16:01 +0000 http://megafrontier.com/?p=515#comment-90 You present a convincing argument for implementing a plan that has been pursued quite rationally up to this point. So why is this the first news I've heard *for* the street car implementation? Color me confused. You present a convincing argument for implementing a plan that has been pursued quite rationally up to this point. So why is this the first news I’ve heard *for* the street car implementation? Color me confused.

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