Comments on: How will your state spend its transportation stimulus? http://t4america.org/blog/2008/12/19/how-will-your-state-spend-its-transportation-stimulus/ Tue, 22 May 2012 05:42:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Park and Ride Confusion: Learning from Europe - SustainLane http://t4america.org/blog/2008/12/19/how-will-your-state-spend-its-transportation-stimulus/#comment-1097 Park and Ride Confusion: Learning from Europe - SustainLane Sat, 14 Feb 2009 03:00:23 +0000 http://t4america.org/?p=582#comment-1097 [...] more sustainable transportation. U.S. states-unless they spend the stimulus money mostly on highway expansion-will hopefully invest in more transportation solutions like this one and design them in a way that [...] [...] more sustainable transportation. U.S. states-unless they spend the stimulus money mostly on highway expansion-will hopefully invest in more transportation solutions like this one and design them in a way that [...]

]]> By: Dave http://t4america.org/blog/2008/12/19/how-will-your-state-spend-its-transportation-stimulus/#comment-921 Dave Thu, 29 Jan 2009 06:06:26 +0000 http://t4america.org/?p=582#comment-921 Stimulus package for Tennessee. Bet you a $Million, we spend it all on roads and bridges, Thanks to our Governor/TDOT. All he wants to do, is watch concrete being poured. " Let them eat cake " comes to mind ! We still live in the 1800's here in middle Tenessee. Nashville is 250 miles from the nearest passenger rail station. I thought it was all about " Are you ready for change ? " Apparently I never read the script properly.. Sad, what a let down. Stimulus package for Tennessee.

Bet you a $Million, we spend it all on roads and bridges, Thanks to our Governor/TDOT. All he wants to do, is watch concrete being poured.

” Let them eat cake ” comes to mind !

We still live in the 1800′s here in middle Tenessee. Nashville is 250 miles from the nearest passenger rail station.

I thought it was all about ” Are you ready for change ? ” Apparently I never read the script properly..

Sad, what a let down.

]]> By: ZACHARY JONES http://t4america.org/blog/2008/12/19/how-will-your-state-spend-its-transportation-stimulus/#comment-861 ZACHARY JONES Tue, 20 Jan 2009 04:32:45 +0000 http://t4america.org/?p=582#comment-861 WHAT IS INDIANA DOING ABOUT TRANSPORTATION FOR IT AGING AND DISABILTY CLIENT WHAT IS INDIANA DOING ABOUT TRANSPORTATION FOR IT AGING AND DISABILTY CLIENT

]]> By: Barbara Diment http://t4america.org/blog/2008/12/19/how-will-your-state-spend-its-transportation-stimulus/#comment-849 Barbara Diment Sat, 17 Jan 2009 18:08:15 +0000 http://t4america.org/?p=582#comment-849 What are we thinking? We've turned our backs - for the most part - on public transportation that serves so efficiently such places as Europe, Mexico, etc. And that mode of transportatin - Railroads! I am now watching Obama's Express from Philadelphia to Washington - what an innovative idea! Excitement is so high for success of this administration. Missouri itself has many possibilities -I live in a town some 25 miles north of Kansas City- and at least 2-3 trains an hour pass through here loaded with coal for Power Plants. BUT, no passenger train travels these rails for commuters, pleasure, etc. Again, what are we thinking?? Let's expand our rail transportation for efficient mass transit, reasonable rates, and a plus all around for Americans. What are we thinking? We’ve turned our backs – for the most part – on public transportation that serves so efficiently such places as Europe, Mexico, etc. And that mode of transportatin – Railroads! I am now watching Obama’s Express from Philadelphia to Washington – what an innovative idea! Excitement is so high for success of this administration.

Missouri itself has many possibilities -I live in a town some 25 miles north of Kansas City- and at least 2-3 trains an hour pass through here loaded with coal for Power Plants. BUT, no passenger train travels these rails for commuters, pleasure, etc. Again, what are we thinking??

Let’s expand our rail transportation for efficient mass transit, reasonable rates, and a plus all around for Americans.

]]> By: Sarah http://t4america.org/blog/2008/12/19/how-will-your-state-spend-its-transportation-stimulus/#comment-794 Sarah Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:51:10 +0000 http://t4america.org/?p=582#comment-794 Headline of today's local paper here in NC: "Again, New Pavement Goes Bad." Our newest interstate, I-795, must be repaired just 16 months after its construction, to the tune of $22 million. This is just a little over a year after NCDOT had to shell out another 22 million to RE-do a 10-mile job on I-40. How long are we going to stick with this technology that works so poorly yet costs so much and serves so few? Headline of today’s local paper here in NC:
“Again, New Pavement Goes Bad.”

Our newest interstate, I-795, must be repaired just 16 months after its construction, to the tune of $22 million.

This is just a little over a year after NCDOT had to shell out another 22 million to RE-do a 10-mile job on I-40.

How long are we going to stick with this technology that works so poorly yet costs so much and serves so few?

]]> By: Lionel Gambill http://t4america.org/blog/2008/12/19/how-will-your-state-spend-its-transportation-stimulus/#comment-748 Lionel Gambill Thu, 25 Dec 2008 06:31:22 +0000 http://t4america.org/?p=582#comment-748 What this adds up to is a global Jonestown with the highway lobby serving the Kool-Aid. Every increase in highway capacity triggers an increase in vehicle miles traveled (VMT), which in turn increases oil consumption and therefore global climate disruption. For 60 years we've bloated our highway budgets and starved our once-great rail system. Estonia spends more dollars on passenger rail than the U.S. Highways emit two to three times as much greenhouse gases per passenger mile as rail. Transportation accounts for 12 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in the train-friendly European Union and 62 percent in highway-only Marin County, CA. It's a double-whammy because when limestone is burned to make cement one ton of carbon dioxide is emitted for every four tons of cement. When you find yourself in a hole the sane thing to do is to stop digging. What this adds up to is a global Jonestown with the highway lobby serving the Kool-Aid.

Every increase in highway capacity triggers an increase in vehicle miles traveled (VMT), which in turn increases oil consumption and therefore global climate disruption.

For 60 years we’ve bloated our highway budgets and starved our once-great rail system. Estonia spends more dollars on passenger rail than the U.S. Highways emit two to three times as much greenhouse gases per passenger mile as rail. Transportation accounts for 12 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in the train-friendly European Union and 62 percent in highway-only Marin County, CA. It’s a double-whammy because when limestone is burned to make cement one ton of carbon dioxide is emitted for every four tons of cement.

When you find yourself in a hole the sane thing to do is to stop digging.

]]> By: martarider http://t4america.org/blog/2008/12/19/how-will-your-state-spend-its-transportation-stimulus/#comment-742 martarider Tue, 23 Dec 2008 15:55:26 +0000 http://t4america.org/?p=582#comment-742 Do you have the list for Georgia yet? Email if you need a copy of the spreadsheet. You could also get it from any of your T4A network contacts here, it's been widely circulated. It is really quite progressive for GDOT, and compares favorably to many of the ones above. By my calculations: 51.4% (1.769B) for roadway maintenance and operations 35.0% (1.205B) for transit 11.7% (403M) for roadway expansion 1.3% (45M) for aviation 0.6% (22M) for bike/ped Do you have the list for Georgia yet? Email if you need a copy of the spreadsheet. You could also get it from any of your T4A network contacts here, it’s been widely circulated.

It is really quite progressive for GDOT, and compares favorably to many of the ones above. By my calculations:

51.4% (1.769B) for roadway maintenance and operations
35.0% (1.205B) for transit
11.7% (403M) for roadway expansion
1.3% (45M) for aviation
0.6% (22M) for bike/ped

]]> By: Deborah G Ward http://t4america.org/blog/2008/12/19/how-will-your-state-spend-its-transportation-stimulus/#comment-739 Deborah G Ward Tue, 23 Dec 2008 01:31:24 +0000 http://t4america.org/?p=582#comment-739 I am part of a group, Garrett Countians for Smart Growth (Garrett County, Maryland). We have actively been opposing a flagrant misuse of transportation money, framed as the proposed Oakland Bypass - 2.6 miles of highway separating 2 rural communities estimated at $42 million - the estimates are closer to $100 million now! It was originally proposed in the 70's and was defeated, but raised its ugly head over 3 years ago because local politicians felt that this would be a feather in their caps to obtain significant transportation funding for rural Garrett County. Not only is this atrocity NOT needed, it is in direct opposition to the State of Maryland's transportation plan which supports maintaining existing roadways and bridges. I still feel our local polticians will attempt to push this project through if transportation money becomes available. What a disgrace! So, check out Maryland's misuse of transportation money!! I am part of a group, Garrett Countians for Smart Growth (Garrett County, Maryland). We have actively been opposing a flagrant misuse of transportation money, framed as the proposed Oakland Bypass – 2.6 miles of highway separating 2 rural communities estimated at $42 million – the estimates are closer to $100 million now! It was originally proposed in the 70′s and was defeated, but raised its ugly head over 3 years ago because local politicians felt that this would be a feather in their caps to obtain significant transportation funding for rural Garrett County. Not only is this atrocity NOT needed, it is in direct opposition to the State of Maryland’s transportation plan which supports maintaining existing roadways and bridges. I still feel our local polticians will attempt to push this project through if transportation money becomes available. What a disgrace! So, check out Maryland’s misuse of transportation money!!

]]> By: Streetsblog » Streetsblog.net: Help Rep. Oberstar Green the Stimulus http://t4america.org/blog/2008/12/19/how-will-your-state-spend-its-transportation-stimulus/#comment-735 Streetsblog » Streetsblog.net: Help Rep. Oberstar Green the Stimulus Mon, 22 Dec 2008 18:19:53 +0000 http://t4america.org/?p=582#comment-735 [...] is pushing against entrenched tradition on this point. Transportation for America has done some analysis of what states have asked for from a stimulus package, and the requests are heavily weighted toward [...] [...] is pushing against entrenched tradition on this point. Transportation for America has done some analysis of what states have asked for from a stimulus package, and the requests are heavily weighted toward [...]

]]> By: Streetsblog » Action Alert: Help Rep. Oberstar Support Mass Transit http://t4america.org/blog/2008/12/19/how-will-your-state-spend-its-transportation-stimulus/#comment-734 Streetsblog » Action Alert: Help Rep. Oberstar Support Mass Transit Mon, 22 Dec 2008 16:52:33 +0000 http://t4america.org/?p=582#comment-734 [...] is pushing against entrenched tradition on this point. Transportation for America has done some analysis of what states have asked for from a stimulus package, and the requests are heavily weighted toward [...] [...] is pushing against entrenched tradition on this point. Transportation for America has done some analysis of what states have asked for from a stimulus package, and the requests are heavily weighted toward [...]

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