Matty Lang wrote:
Bruce Gaarder [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: David Greene say that the links
supplied by Matty Lang are from a
group with a bias. Maybe the name lightrailnow says it all.
You can also read their comments on prt. Just imagine, they also
seem to be biased, and you won't be able
of stable, dedicated funding for transit is the #1 reason our
public transport system continues to deteriorate. The time is now to
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next year: dedicating the Motor Vehicle Sales tax to transportation,
at least 40% to transit.
This form of governing is what got California into the mess it's in.
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to build. We need to get the
federal funds but we must make sure those funds are used in a way that
benefits the whole community the most.
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wmmarks wrote:
How do you convince people who have anything like a logical marker in
their DNA, that voting is going to impact the situation for the better?
Wizard, you know the answer already:
ORGANIZE!
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Gary Hoover wrote:
Just looking at the route maps is encouraging.
Thanks for the links to the info, Jared!
We need strong and steady focus to put these projects in place.
Yes, we do. We also need funding. This needs to be the focus
right now because nothing else, not even planning, can
dominate our
very thinking.
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into the city, which is good for the whole region. I am
very much against the Vikings proposal for the opposite reason.
If the Vikings get state money, so should the Twins.
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It's amazing to me that no one is talking about this. It's a major
issue of regional planning that is going to make or break our region
as a successful community.
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schools,
systemic poverty, racism and classism, a shrinking public
transportation budget, abandoned buildings and vacant lots, etc.
etc. etc.
The city doesn't even have much say in what happens with the stadium.
Why is this the key to the mayoral race?
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. Whether they are good should be
seriously questioned.
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Chris Johnson wrote:
Votes for DeLaSalle are votes for patronage, special interests and
cronyism -- not because DeLaSalle is a bad school, but rather because
the greater public good is done by keeping the park land available to
all as open park space, and because of the many problems and
them.
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-oriented nature of Uptown. We need to get
rid of those parking lots and single-story buildings pronto. I want
more things near me, not fewer.
Building along the lakes is a different story. There I am in favor of
height restrictions.
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definitely get there in stages.
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a tremendous waste of land, not to mention the
additional use of gas, wear on roads and costs to maintain parking,
automobiles, etc.
There are many excellent studies of this. Myron Orfield is a good
source.
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% of total miles are by
mass transit.
Hey, did I call it, or what? I even got the number spot on!
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and connecting
our communities, providing equal access to jobs for all and promoting
shared abundance for all to call their legislators and tell them you
support Transportation Choices 2020.
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people on this list, I greatly admire their
ability to just go and get things done without complaining -- too
much :).
It sounds like the De LaSalle students gave us a textbook lesson in
effective public action. Hopefully we'll all learn from their example.
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funding when there is a clear crisis? Do you think an elected
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SF 1703 to fully fund our public transportation needs?
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It comes down to this: which is more regressive, a half-cent sales
tax or a quarter fare increase? Definitely the latter. Representatives
from ME3 did a regressivity analysis and the sales tax was the least bad
of the options given the available mechanisms.
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several sources.
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problem and symptom of problems with many of the outer suburbs.
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in an on-demand fashion rather than high-density areas
that already have frequent bus service?
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is so tragic. Not only does
this stunt our children's ability in the sciences, it stunts
their social development as well.
I doubt that I will have changed your mind but I feel that I
need to be a voice for the arts. Without them I would not
be who and where I am today.
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I agree with Russell. While I would have preferred light rail on the 35W
corridor, it looks like a busway will have to do, but, having a bus-car
intermingle does not make much sense.
Absolutely. BRT needs a separate right-of-way. As I've told many
people, HOV and
. Of course, transit opponents are trying
to reduce that to 50%. Call you legislators and tell
them to fund transit!
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be thrilled to participate in a citizens project to
mathematically prove that the stop lights in Minneapolis are designed
to maximize the amount of time spent going nowhere.
Why? What's your ultimate goal?
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Dennis Tester wrote:
The statement completely ignores the fact that Government is _us
The government is not us. I'm not the government. The government
consists of those people who either make or enforce the laws. I'm neither.
So unless you're a bureacrat (which is likely, given this town),
Steve Nelson wrote:
It was under his leadership that we began to hear about how government was
bad and corporations were good. Show us the quote. No one ever said this
that I know of.
There are no direct quotes that I know of,
What about Government is not a solution to our problem, government
David A. Greene wrote:
What about Government is not a solution to our problem, government is
the problem? The statement completely ignores the fact that Government
is _us_ and is the only entity that has authority to do certain things
(federal funding, etc.).
Of course, the goal of the Taxpayers
wouldn't
have this problem.
Think transit. Multimodal transit and transportation. Fund it and
it will happen.
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need each other to
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and then where a non-ideal route
is prepared but I suppose that's to be expected in a new tool.
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. A lot of people in state government are on-board with
this. Rep. Abrams is the lead on this issue. Call your legislators!
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(roads,
bridges, sewer, etc.). Note that Rep. Abrams' proposal would only
shift the tax burden for commercial and industrial sites.
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serves a tiny special
interest group and is fantastically dangerous.
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Nathan Hunstad wrote:
While I feel comfortable riding the bus whenever, I do know that there are a
lot of people who will refuse to ride the bus at all, presumably for safety
reasons. I think that this is just another symptom of the irrational fear
that so many people have these days, but for
just can't see how five lanes is going to
help when there are four already. Three plus a turn lane should
be sufficient if anything needs to be done at all.
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David Wilson wrote:
I drove Hiawatha Ave. today and paralleled the LRT route. My
experience wasn't as bad as Jason describes (it was aprox.
3:20 pm) but the waiting time at the lights was a quantum
level greater than pre-LRT. The sequencing didn't make much
sense to
usually on
about 7 in the morning and 5:30 at night. If it's about timing,
then rush hour must be quite short or people start work much later
and leave much earlier than I do. :-/
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