tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post5673122792237432674..comments2023-06-30T03:37:24.439-04:00Comments on Arlington Yupette: County Will Forego Federal Funding for Pike StreetcarArlington Yupettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00238598782969327427noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-52049161038377621262014-07-14T08:30:34.476-04:002014-07-14T08:30:34.476-04:00Where are the data about the projected number of a...Where are the data about the projected number of accidents that would occur involving streetcar tracks and 2-wheeled vehicles?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-26989063961735084192014-07-13T11:37:05.014-04:002014-07-13T11:37:05.014-04:00Postponed? Meaning deferred? Like deferred street ...Postponed? Meaning deferred? Like deferred street paving to pay for million dollar bus shelters?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-44980512089090810142014-07-13T10:28:12.032-04:002014-07-13T10:28:12.032-04:00New ART bus routes?New ART bus routes?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-66151860035786787022014-07-13T00:28:36.099-04:002014-07-13T00:28:36.099-04:00Post Metro Section article today states that "...Post Metro Section article today states that "officials said they will postpone some capital projects and request additional transportation funds to make up the rest".<br /><br />So what capital projects get postponed?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-75405458414638537742014-07-12T10:16:13.351-04:002014-07-12T10:16:13.351-04:00Does mean no comprehensive environmental study, or...Does mean no comprehensive environmental study, or any kind of environmental study?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-4514932368739895412014-07-12T10:14:53.340-04:002014-07-12T10:14:53.340-04:00Last week I apoke with a visitor from Aachen, Germ...Last week I apoke with a visitor from Aachen, Germany, Arlington's sister city. Aachen residents voted 2-1 against streetcars in a referendum last year. Aachen has a modern fleet of city buses and single and double articulated buses. Check it out on the Web.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-80628182608132421852014-07-12T10:00:37.538-04:002014-07-12T10:00:37.538-04:00How much has this cost the taxpayers already....an...How much has this cost the taxpayers already....and how many state-of-the-art BRT vehicles could Arlington have purchased for what's been spent?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-23931708381627689112014-07-11T21:53:26.159-04:002014-07-11T21:53:26.159-04:00DEATH...DEATH...DEATH...from deadly streetcar trac...DEATH...DEATH...DEATH...from deadly streetcar tracks on the Pike.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-53347681200679997842014-07-11T21:50:47.518-04:002014-07-11T21:50:47.518-04:00Can you spell D-E-A-T-H from streetcar tracks on t...Can you spell D-E-A-T-H from streetcar tracks on the Pike?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-35924076608828386812014-07-11T19:15:10.001-04:002014-07-11T19:15:10.001-04:00Press release from the County Manager's office...Press release from the County Manager's office states "Commonwealth will provide up to $65 million..."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-78235417432092463292014-07-11T19:07:42.965-04:002014-07-11T19:07:42.965-04:00What happens if they skip the comprehensive enviro...What happens if they skip the comprehensive environmental study the feds require in order to obtain a grant from the Federal Transit Administration?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-74634069598596093512014-07-11T19:05:59.270-04:002014-07-11T19:05:59.270-04:00Maybe they will raid the $600,000,000 secret stash...Maybe they will raid the $600,000,000 secret stash Frank O'Leary and Carla de Pava squirreled away.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-26556239639099572322014-07-11T19:03:29.142-04:002014-07-11T19:03:29.142-04:00Where does the County Board get the $50 million to...Where does the County Board get the $50 million to pay the School Board because the School Board needs $500 million during the next 3 fiscal years for new construction and can only borrow $450 million?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-43399495775039894872014-07-11T19:00:17.401-04:002014-07-11T19:00:17.401-04:00So Arlington pays $330 million minus the $30 milli...So Arlington pays $330 million minus the $30 million Fairfax will pay minus the $52 million Arlington will receive from the Commonwealth which amounts to $248 million?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-3271045656971738362014-07-11T17:02:37.594-04:002014-07-11T17:02:37.594-04:00How many accidents would streetcars and streetcar ...How many accidents would streetcars and streetcar tracks cause and who pays for the accidents?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-65094152053959002032014-07-11T16:41:02.649-04:002014-07-11T16:41:02.649-04:00How did the cost get reduced from $358 million to ...How did the cost get reduced from $358 million to $333 million - a $25 million reduction?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com