tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post1447660011745474968..comments2023-10-08T04:12:46.273-05:00Comments on The Political Environment: Throwing Away $91.5 Million: The Scott Walker LegacyJames Rowenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10203270946492159686noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-266323265365173862008-03-06T14:46:00.000-06:002008-03-06T14:46:00.000-06:00Nick> The local match is something like $16 milli...Nick> The local match is something like $16 million.<BR/><BR/>bill> I guess you haven't followed the massive amounts (in the Billions) of development that have sprung up along these new transit lines....<BR/><BR/>anon>Um even electric cars are not completely environmentally friendly. You have to pave more roads for more cars, cars need to park that requires more pavement, and of course there is creation and disposal of such cars. Further a push for mass transit isn't just to be "green" it has positive economic development impacts, it can and has reduced both Vehicle Miles Traveled and numbers of trips per day, it is simply more of an affordable option for many people.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15689928015042507584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-30759995173778624302008-03-05T21:44:00.000-06:002008-03-05T21:44:00.000-06:00It is unblievable in this day and age that sane pe...It is unblievable in this day and age that sane people would promote 19th century fixed steel rail street cars. Low cost electric "City Cars" will be available soon. They will offer convenient individual transportation. The reason bus ridership is falling is people don't want to walk for blocks and stand in cold weather waiting for a bus or street car. Furthermore electric cars can be charged at night with surplus electricity. Enviornmentally friendly. It's time to get our heads out of the sand and embrace 21st century technologies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-43959919335482892502008-03-05T16:36:00.000-06:002008-03-05T16:36:00.000-06:00To Bill:How is it that Norfolk, VA's planned light...To Bill:<BR/><BR/>How is it that Norfolk, VA's planned light rail project has already spurred $220 million in retail, hotel and apartment investments along the line?<BR/><BR/>Norfolk is one third-the size of the City of Milwaukee. <BR/><BR/>Details here:<BR/>http://thepoliticalenvironment.blogspot.com/2007/12/oh-no-light-rail-is-creating.htmlJames Rowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10203270946492159686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-18378728259404446842008-03-05T16:14:00.000-06:002008-03-05T16:14:00.000-06:00What a load of crap. The reason we have cars is t...What a load of crap. The reason we have cars is that rails are completely inflexible. You don't have to be a rocket scientist to figure out that there are migration patterns within metropolititan areas. How would a fixed rail account for those?<BR/><BR/>Convenient that you blame Walker for this, but the blame is actually on Barrett. The one common denominator in both of their plans was bus rapid transit, yet Barrett refused to just act on the common portion and instead insisted on an incredibly inane circulator.<BR/><BR/>It's 2008, not 1908. A rail line is no more of an investment in our future than a sliderule.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-14557782827086433002008-03-05T11:42:00.000-06:002008-03-05T11:42:00.000-06:00Nick's comment is a perfect example of the mediocr...Nick's comment is a perfect example of the mediocrity we are so in love with in Milwaukee. <BR/><BR/>A $300 million dollar INVESTMENT into a rail system would spur growth, improve the environment, etc. <BR/><BR/>No, let's just keep it the same craptastic way it is now. <BR/><BR/>Then we can keep complaining while other cities grow and leave us behind. <BR/><BR/>But hey, the economic engine that is the Bronze Fonz will take of care of all of these problems. <BR/><BR/>Right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-38393808970190344242008-03-05T11:06:00.000-06:002008-03-05T11:06:00.000-06:00Say, Nick;Do you apply the same analysis to the $6...Say, Nick;<BR/><BR/>Do you apply the same analysis to the $6.5 billion being spent to rebuild and expand the free(sic)way system?<BR/><BR/>Rail systems are investments that spur development along their lines and at stations, adding tax base and creating business.James Rowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10203270946492159686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-71280010019681654312008-03-05T08:33:00.000-06:002008-03-05T08:33:00.000-06:00And how much more was it going to cost to put in a...And how much more was it going to cost to put in a rail system above $91 million? Another $300 million or something when you finally get to the end of the project?<BR/><BR/>That's the most expensive free money I've heard of.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00030804900292712902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-28423371370786759662008-03-04T13:55:00.000-06:002008-03-04T13:55:00.000-06:00We deserve what we get. Milwaukeeans don't expect...We deserve what we get. <BR/>Milwaukeeans don't expect our leaders to innovate. We fear change and give the Mayor, Council, County, the thumbs sideways when one of the more enlightened of the bunch starts talking about transit. <BR/><BR/>It's a race to the bottom against Detroit. <BR/><BR/>Who will win?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com