Comments on: Where’s the strategic investment? http://www.gcpvd.org/2009/01/03/wheres-the-strategic-investment/ Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:27:59 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Frymaster http://www.gcpvd.org/2009/01/03/wheres-the-strategic-investment/comment-page-1/#comment-99929 Frymaster Wed, 14 Jan 2009 21:16:46 +0000 http://www.gcpvd.org/?p=1435#comment-99929 A one-note Johnny? Guilty as charged. But just thought I'd chuck in <a href="http://citizensbriefingbook.change.gov/ideas/viewIdea.apexp?id=087800000004lwf&srPos=0&srKp=087" rel="nofollow">this concept</a> on the change.gov Citizen's Briefing Book section advocating increased rail funding has a sick amount of positive votes. Over 17k 'points' at 10 points per vote. A one-note Johnny? Guilty as charged.

But just thought I’d chuck in this concept on the change.gov Citizen’s Briefing Book section advocating increased rail funding has a sick amount of positive votes. Over 17k ‘points’ at 10 points per vote.

]]> By: Frymaster http://www.gcpvd.org/2009/01/03/wheres-the-strategic-investment/comment-page-1/#comment-98566 Frymaster Fri, 09 Jan 2009 18:02:57 +0000 http://www.gcpvd.org/?p=1435#comment-98566 Gregor MacDonald put <a href="http://gregor.us/policy/the-obama-planfiasco-potential-is-high/" rel="nofollow">this post</a> on his blog. Interesting discussion. Gregor MacDonald put this post on his blog. Interesting discussion.

]]> By: Frymaster http://www.gcpvd.org/2009/01/03/wheres-the-strategic-investment/comment-page-1/#comment-97966 Frymaster Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:09:18 +0000 http://www.gcpvd.org/?p=1435#comment-97966 This guy, Gregor MacDonald, is pretty influential in investment circles, and he says this: <a href="http://twitter.com/GregorMacdonald/statuses/1102773958" rel="nofollow">My mssg to Barack is I'm not really interested in hearing abt Climate Change in the absence of rail/transport investment plans.</a> This guy, Gregor MacDonald, is pretty influential in investment circles, and he says this:
My mssg to Barack is I’m not really interested in hearing abt Climate Change in the absence of rail/transport investment plans.

]]> By: Jen Coleslaw http://www.gcpvd.org/2009/01/03/wheres-the-strategic-investment/comment-page-1/#comment-97903 Jen Coleslaw Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:44:42 +0000 http://www.gcpvd.org/?p=1435#comment-97903 As much as I'd like the bridges and over passes to be safe, the idea that we wait until they are literally falling down before doing anything about it, and then basically bill the federal government for 80% of the cost of a new one is a Very Bad Maintenance Model. That really needs to be changed, because there will never be the incentive to find the funds to keep bridges and roads up to snuff if we always have this 80/20 bailout if we just build new. As much as I’d like the bridges and over passes to be safe, the idea that we wait until they are literally falling down before doing anything about it, and then basically bill the federal government for 80% of the cost of a new one is a Very Bad Maintenance Model. That really needs to be changed, because there will never be the incentive to find the funds to keep bridges and roads up to snuff if we always have this 80/20 bailout if we just build new.

]]> By: Frymaster http://www.gcpvd.org/2009/01/03/wheres-the-strategic-investment/comment-page-1/#comment-97638 Frymaster Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:32:48 +0000 http://www.gcpvd.org/?p=1435#comment-97638 <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/05/opinion/05mon2.html" rel="nofollow">This NY Times editorial</a> from Monday agrees with you. Clearly, they get their opinions from GC:PVD :-) This NY Times editorial from Monday agrees with you. Clearly, they get their opinions from GC:PVD :-)

]]> By: Frymaster http://www.gcpvd.org/2009/01/03/wheres-the-strategic-investment/comment-page-1/#comment-97047 Frymaster Sun, 04 Jan 2009 23:19:53 +0000 http://www.gcpvd.org/?p=1435#comment-97047 That bridge is verkacht, too. I think it's the first ramp on the eastbound side that's gone critical. It's still the only bicycle crossing in PVD, and you now have to go the wrong way down Angel/the off ramp. Fun. When is the freakin Washington Bridge bike lane going to reopen? That bridge is verkacht, too. I think it’s the first ramp on the eastbound side that’s gone critical. It’s still the only bicycle crossing in PVD, and you now have to go the wrong way down Angel/the off ramp. Fun.

When is the freakin Washington Bridge bike lane going to reopen?

]]> By: Andrew Liebchen http://www.gcpvd.org/2009/01/03/wheres-the-strategic-investment/comment-page-1/#comment-96744 Andrew Liebchen Sat, 03 Jan 2009 20:18:13 +0000 http://www.gcpvd.org/?p=1435#comment-96744 This is tangential, but have you seen how many jersey barriers there are on the Henderson Bridge? This is tangential, but have you seen how many jersey barriers there are on the Henderson Bridge?

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