prt, lrt, brt, *rt

2000-09-26 Thread Bruce Gaarder
that a Swedish study showed that prt was a popular idea, but I haven't heard that they have signed a contract. Steven mentioned 85 mpg for prt, but autos, in limited numbers, are already approaching 70 mpg. Technology will continue apace. Bruce Gaarder Highland Park Saint Paul [EMAIL PROTECTED]

lrt

2000-10-04 Thread Bruce Gaarder
game time. It was eventually restarted (possibly by only having so many trains in operation at one time) and people got to the game just before it started. I think that there were more problems after the game. The mayor said that he wouldn't use the trolley again to get to the stadium. Bruce Gaarder Hig

Greenway cleanup, new types of taxes

2000-10-06 Thread Bruce Gaarder
to move them away from conventional diesel? I doubt that Metro Transit pays any taxes... Bruce Gaarder Highland Park Saint Paul [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: automated dialers and recordings

2000-11-07 Thread Bruce Gaarder
what is said in the the message that answers the call, so it wouldn't make any difference what the message says. Bruce Gaarder Highland Park Saint Paul [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: automated dialers and recordings

2000-11-07 Thread Bruce Gaarder
polling place. Bruce Gaarder Highland Park Saint Paul [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: privacy folders

2000-11-09 Thread Bruce Gaarder
. Not to mention that the original sheets probably are numbered and need to be accounted for. Just because Kinko's copier said that it made exactly 1,000 copies doesn't mean that it might not be off by 1 either way. Bruce Gaarder Highland Park Saint Paul [EMAIL PROTECTED]

URBs of all kinds

2000-11-13 Thread Bruce Gaarder
ossibly be traced back to the time of the Romans. Whether the commute was by foot, horse, cart, streetcar, bus, or auto, the average time has remained in the 20-30 minute range. Bruce Gaarder Highland Park Saint Paul [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE:police...

2000-11-24 Thread Bruce Gaarder
as electing the chief of police, aren't there some stories across the country about problems in that arena too, where the city then went to appointed chiefs? I seem to recall such, but don't have anything at my fingertips. Bruce Gaarder Highland Park Saint Paul [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Leahy and lrt

2000-11-30 Thread Bruce Gaarder
service. So, we'll get a 5% increase in ridership for a 400% increase in spending. Same kind of ridiculous idea on the extension of lrt to Apple Valley as opposed to a busway. Bruce Gaarder Highland Park Saint Paul [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Discussion on TIF

2000-12-03 Thread Bruce Gaarder
for a map. Bruce Gaarder Highland Park Saint Paul [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Comparing libraries

2000-12-05 Thread Bruce Gaarder
figure, so I know that I don't have a grip on what the difference is. Bruce Gaarder Highland Park Saint Paul [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: bus driver beating

2001-01-09 Thread Bruce Gaarder
that when you stand by the tracks. It's actually fewer when you factor in reverse commute traffic during rush hour. Of course the starting year figures are about 3/4 of these figures. Bruce Gaarder Highland Park Saint Paul [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tim Bonham wrote: It seems obvious to me that the bus