Planning the future of the US 422 Corridor
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Philip C. Wert
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Sorry, Paul, but I reject your labeling of sustainability in political terms. So, in your world continuting to purchase cheap oil from the Middle East, Venezuela, Nigeria and others is "conservative"? Sounds silly, doesn't it? So does labeling susta…
Perhaps someone from the coalition can answer this for you, since I specifically asked why the Corridor project wasn't included in the fed's recent allotment of $8 billion for rail projects. I was told that the amount of hoop-jumping and strings att…
I would encourage all here that have doubts about the viability of trains in America's future look at where nearly every oil company and reputable petrologist sees where the price and supply of oil on the global market is headed within 15 years. You…
Ummm Joe, I think you should read the very first response to this thread back when it was started to check whether or not I revealed my positions within the community, both as a council memeber and Planning Commission chair. I figured people actuall…
While I sympathize and agree with your comments regarding how reckless the development pattern has played out in study area, that's the past. We can't change that. We need a sustainable alternative. The coalition has presented a very viable alternat…
Valerie,
I think you should really begin to a take a good hard look as to what's going on around you. As an elected official in my community I take offense that you feel a plan like this is some political football that will some how line certain peo…
I appreciate the Team's asking of such a question and the answer is already found in the names you've chosen for each scenario. Sustainable vs. Trend (or, in my opinion, Unsustainable). The vast expansion of this country's automobile suburbs since W…
Chris, I'd like to think you're right when you state that people here are simply offering their opinions, but look back, that's NOT the case. It was stated more than once, that "everyone knows rail causes noise, lower housing values, etc.". That's n…
So since you're a statistician youself, you've basically downplayed your own field by saying you could write a report supporting any side to any argument. So we should never use statistics to study anything then because using your logic it's all a b…
Thank you, Robert, for bringing a bit of sanity to this.
Steven and Terry,
Enough of the circumstanial testimony. Here's some food for thought regarding property values and commuter rail. I found this in a five minute search by typing in the neutral phrase, "commuter rail effects", so let's please try an…
Steven,
Lobbyist? Hardly. I'm a concerned citizen and public servant that volunteers my time as both a member of my municipaliy's council and also chairs our Planning Commission. I have absolutely no ties or business interests whatsoever to the rai…
You're both significantly missing the big picture. If not trains, what then? More roads? More congestion? Longer commutes? Have either of you visited a community or country with viable passenger rail service and experienced how absolutely easy it is…
Paul,
You bust on the Commission for mentioning sustainable living and walkable communities without any context at all.
Do us all a favor and google the topic, "Peak Oil". Then, maybe you'll understand that the next twenty years of your life will d…
JH,
You do know that anyone that works in the traffic engineering business will tell you that the expansion of roadways always leads to more conjestion later, right? Diminishing the use of the car in our daily lives is the only way to get ahead. If…
I think many folks here are missing the point. The Commision's Master Plan is the point, not the tolls. That's just one way to a means, but not necessarily the only way. The Master Plan is what we should be commenting on. I'm not convinced tolling i…
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