That someone from Robbies work was me. This is a copy of the email I sent around SSTI concerning Foxx.
The interview on Charlotte Talks is lengthy, so I note approximate times transportation is discussed. wfae.org/post/charlotte-city-manager-ron-carlee-and-mayor-anthony-foxx This is a long interview. The main discussion on transportation starts around minute 21:10, but there is a really interesting, broader, policy discussion beginning around 18:15. In general, it is a super interesting interview and worth sticking it through to the end, as the discussion circles back to surface transportation. And, the interviewer pushes Foxx on the USDOT secretary position at the end of the interview and the discussion gets pretty interesting. More on Mayor Foxx from today's Charlotte News & Observer - http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/04/28/2856353/obama-to-name-charlotte-mayor.html I think Foxx is a positive choice. He does not have direct experience in transportation, as a big city mayor he has had to deal with significant transportation challenges. Charlotte just redid their land use plan and are actively working on complete streets projects in older subdivisions built on the suburbia model. Like Martin, I have been to Charlotte, ridden the bus and light rail but was not able to ride. Charlotte does have a much better bus system than we do - from a frequency/service hours lens. As Martin notes, Charlotte is several times larger a city then Madison. What has been absolutely critical for the development of Charlotte's public transportation system (CATS) has been something we do not have - dedicated revenue for transit. Charlotte has been able to dedicate dollars from sales tax and I believe a more specific transit tax. Charlotte may also use rental car fees to help support transit, I'm not sure. These revenue streams have allowed CATS to have very frequent service as well as long hours of operation. On Mon, Apr 29, 2013 at 5:29 PM, Robbie Webber <[email protected]>wrote: > From someone at work who said she was very please to hear in this > interview - linked below - that Fox said, "It's all about land use" when > asked about transportation in Charlotte. This was earlier this spring, > before the announcement was made. > > We'll see how this works out. Ray LaHood was very vocal about the need to > change the transportation system into something more than highways, but > that doesn't mean the entire US DOT bureaucracy has changed all that much. > > Robbie Webber > Transportation Policy Analyst > State Smart Transportation Initiative > www.ssti.us > 608-263-9984 (o) > 608-225-0002 (c) > [email protected] > > > On Mon, Apr 29, 2013 at 4:45 PM, India Viola <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Story about Obama's pick to replace Secretary Ray LaHood >> >> http://www.politico.com/story/2013/04/anthony-foxx-transportation-pick-90744.html >> >> I'm interested in your thoughts. >> >> -india >> >> -- >> WeAreAllMechanics.com >> [email protected] >> >> Stay connected- Follow WAAM on >> Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/We.Are.All.Mechanics> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Bikies mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org > >
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