tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12974737.post5097107218509730955..comments2024-01-04T07:10:10.122-06:00Comments on The Muckraker: Sen. Watson's Cronies Get Fat Freeway Toll ContractSal Costellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09480127461297425532noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12974737.post-26040924329896198022008-09-30T20:54:00.000-05:002008-09-30T20:54:00.000-05:00When it comes to public transportation we have to ...When it comes to public transportation we have to look at Europe. They have refined public transportation. People are physically in better shape because of it. It is a win, win oportunity to have it in every city. I visited Washigton D.C. last month. I got off the plane, took the metro to my hotel and I had no use for a car for the week I was there. I loved it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12974737.post-75455042049151582652008-09-04T06:49:00.000-05:002008-09-04T06:49:00.000-05:00I know Watson, he is scum. His own boys even hate ...I know Watson, he is scum. His own boys even hate him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12974737.post-43163605745548813272008-09-03T11:02:00.000-05:002008-09-03T11:02:00.000-05:00Toll roads aren't affordable either. They skim the...Toll roads aren't affordable either. They skim the money from that. At least if they overspend on rail we have a new way of getting around town. And once it's built it runs forever. Gov't agencies have an incentive to spend all they're given even if it's spent inefficiently. At least if they spend on rail we have something. Right now they spend our gas tax on building and advertising toll roads. We get nothing in return but hassle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12974737.post-22973014678190569062008-09-03T10:37:00.000-05:002008-09-03T10:37:00.000-05:00Monorail is great, for Disneyland.It is unaffordab...Monorail is great, for Disneyland.<BR/><BR/>It is unaffordable. That's not even counting the crooked representatives (like Watson) skimming off the top.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12974737.post-20652066738213599262008-09-03T10:11:00.000-05:002008-09-03T10:11:00.000-05:00If you have an opinion on rail transit, here's a p...If you have an opinion on rail transit, here's a public meeting. http://www.news8austin.com/content/top_stories/default.asp?ArID=218870<BR/><BR/>my personal choice- elevated monorail. Some say it's the cheapest most reliable form of "rail" transit to operate. Bottom line- if we have efficent rail that doesn't compete with automobile traffic, we pay fewer tolls. However, if there's rail that's not financially efficient, we pay higher tolls to subsidize the rail. And if that rail is a streetcar it removes room for automobile traffic. I'm from St. Louis and I'm a big fan of Metrolink- goes from airport to Washington University and all of the sports stadiums and doesn't interfere with automobile traffic. I don't know its financial record but I did take it frequently as a working professional years ago from the office to the airport and it was awesome. 30 minutes guaranteed arrival time to the check-in counter. $1. No parking shuttle to take and no worries about traffic. Would love that here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com