tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post7936800481340553685..comments2023-06-30T03:37:24.439-04:00Comments on Arlington Yupette: Excellent Pike Bus Service Will Get Better, Why Waste $200 Million for a Streetcar System?Arlington Yupettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00238598782969327427noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-76023578626133717332013-01-07T08:33:55.093-05:002013-01-07T08:33:55.093-05:00BRT vs. a streetcar system is a serious subject. B...BRT vs. a streetcar system is a serious subject. Besides, the local media might well lose their yearly stipends if they produced features about BRT.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-47622766384855672212013-01-06T10:36:10.915-05:002013-01-06T10:36:10.915-05:00Why don't all the media geeks pack up their vi...Why don't all the media geeks pack up their video equipment and take a Metro ride to Montgomery County or Alexandria to do video features about BRT planning in those jurisdictions?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-33060589055897148772013-01-06T03:49:13.338-05:002013-01-06T03:49:13.338-05:00Gee I wonder why Arlington 'Independent' M...Gee I wonder why Arlington 'Independent' Media which has to be the world's drivel channel hasn't done a feature about BRT?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-39906184565632370362013-01-04T11:28:44.359-05:002013-01-04T11:28:44.359-05:00Yes, BRT vehicles were re-designed and re-engineer...Yes, BRT vehicles were re-designed and re-engineered to be attractive to riders and technologically advanced.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-68815551005983292052013-01-03T18:54:08.127-05:002013-01-03T18:54:08.127-05:00What the pols and local media do not want us to kn...What the pols and local media do not want us to know - same design and engineering improvements occurred in BRT between 2006 and 2012 as occurred in commercial aircraft between 1957 and 1963.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-80941988177818913832013-01-03T14:27:45.212-05:002013-01-03T14:27:45.212-05:00Lawyers, planners, developers, etc.? You mean like...Lawyers, planners, developers, etc.? You mean like Venable Vornado?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-42399531153077434032013-01-03T09:22:47.714-05:002013-01-03T09:22:47.714-05:00I work at 2100 Clarendon Blvd. and I am sick and t...I work at 2100 Clarendon Blvd. and I am sick and tired of so much of my time being wasted by lawyers, planners, developers, etc. lobbying me and other county staff to sign on via staff reports for their greedy smart growth redevelopment plans that aren't smart at all.2100 toonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-30666997895387705412013-01-03T09:16:19.323-05:002013-01-03T09:16:19.323-05:00So Libby Garvey made some persuasive arguments for...So Libby Garvey made some persuasive arguments for a community process to evaluate transit options for the Pike? See any features in the local news media about all the state-of-the-art-in-2013 transit options available for the Pike? See anything produced on AVN and AIM, which are mostly drivel and propaganda?Media $$$uck...Here's Why...noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-51002261446283071382013-01-03T09:10:30.044-05:002013-01-03T09:10:30.044-05:00FYI, recent change in local news blogs, if you wan...FYI, recent change in local news blogs, if you want to comment about anything posted on the ArlNow blog you have to be a CivFed delegate or work at 2100 Clarendon Blvd.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-12480601322380187962013-01-02T09:50:57.766-05:002013-01-02T09:50:57.766-05:00Why don't you ask the sixth County Board membe...Why don't you ask the sixth County Board member - Venable Vornado?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-41953293301178028102013-01-01T20:29:25.814-05:002013-01-01T20:29:25.814-05:00Thought I heard Libby Garvey say today the cost of...Thought I heard Libby Garvey say today the cost of the Pike streetcar system is up to $300 million. Sheesh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-44299901319354475212013-01-01T13:52:40.132-05:002013-01-01T13:52:40.132-05:00Thumbs Up to Libby Garvey at today's County Bo...Thumbs Up to Libby Garvey at today's County Board meeting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-37069127638683863542012-12-31T16:06:39.352-05:002012-12-31T16:06:39.352-05:00If the streetcar system and bus rapid transit were...If the streetcar system and bus rapid transit were competing drugs used by a large federal healthcare system (e.g., Veterans Affairs) the V.A. Inspector General would never allow an old drug costing 5 times as much and having more side effects than a newer equivalent drug to be the drug of choice in the V.A. medical system.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-30456206943582743502012-12-31T15:56:54.330-05:002012-12-31T15:56:54.330-05:00The fuel cell bus will be so quiet that the vehicl...The fuel cell bus will be so quiet that the vehicle will have to generate sounds electronically to indicate its presence to visually disabled persons.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-52236961183370798872012-12-31T15:51:53.684-05:002012-12-31T15:51:53.684-05:00Wild guess....local media also in the pockets of s...Wild guess....local media also in the pockets of special interests and corporations?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-79410962889824041112012-12-31T13:35:28.598-05:002012-12-31T13:35:28.598-05:00End of internal combustion engines? Wonder how muc...End of internal combustion engines? Wonder how much energy they would get if they covered the bus roof with high-efficiency solar cells?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-85286450061449786632012-12-31T13:21:49.823-05:002012-12-31T13:21:49.823-05:00Depending on who you talk to at Dominion, 98% or 9...Depending on who you talk to at Dominion, 98% or 99% of the electrical energy supplied to Arlington is derived from burning fuel of one type or another and from nuclear reactors.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-31745157188229036532012-12-31T12:53:04.798-05:002012-12-31T12:53:04.798-05:00County Board and County Government are so controll...County Board and County Government are so controlled by corporations and special interests the County couldn't award 5 taxi certificates for a small test fleet of electric cabs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-70866379969985000812012-12-31T12:48:46.779-05:002012-12-31T12:48:46.779-05:00Advanced technology buses on the Pike? Something e...Advanced technology buses on the Pike? Something else you won't see mentioned in the local news blogs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-36790799479640438852012-12-31T12:34:58.598-05:002012-12-31T12:34:58.598-05:00Wild guess - one-party government for over 30 year...Wild guess - one-party government for over 30 years that's in the pockets of corporations and special interests?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com