December 18, 2008

Deep pockets for Wall Street

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By  Dan Reichard

• Chris[ December 18th, 2008 @ 6:37pm ]

  The transit industry should lead the way in terms of energy conservation and enviromental responsibility, because recent ridership increases are indicative of Americans understanding the importance of fuel independence and environmental preservation. Transit leaders must continue to make cost efficient decisions and communicate with an urgency to Congress concerning funding. Capitol projects that are innovative will create opportunites for riders to use mass transit as a primary mode of transportation.

• Howard Bingham[ December 18th, 2008 @ 9:12pm ]

  If only half the money that Congress appropriates for highway construction and runways for airport runways & control towers was given to Amtrak and commuter rail organizations, the energy crisis would not be nearly as bad as it is now. Meanwhile European & third world nations easily spend the US equiv. of over 40 Billion dollars a year for high speed rail transit as a "SOCIAL NECESSITY" ..
  
  Rail transit is "Green Power" that both the White House and Congress has neglected for over 40 years..!
  
  Howard Bingham
  Texas Association of Rail Passengers

• Norman Rolfe[ December 18th, 2008 @ 10:34pm ]

  The only money spent on highways should be for maintenance and repair of existing streets and roads; nothing should be spent on new highways and emphatically not for new freeways or expansion of existing ones. The majority of the transportation money should be for urban transit and regional and intercity rail.
  
  Of course, the way decision makers are now, most of the money will be spent on highways and transit will get a pittance

• Donald King[ December 19th, 2008 @ 7:33pm ]

  One of the largest obstacles we have to overcome is the enormous lobby representing the auto industry and its suppliers. Although recent high fuel prices have pulled many over to mass transit, we have a century of pro-auto marketing to overcome.

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