Comments on: Presidential Views (or not) on Public Transportation

By: Leon Hartnell

Leon Hartnell — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 03:49:49 +0000

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Thu, 06 Mar 2008 22:05:48 +0000

[...] And indeed Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama seem to be at least talking the talk (the Campaign couldn’t track down John McCain’s platform on infrastructure [...]

By: Streetsblog LA » Today’s Clips

Streetsblog LA » Today’s Clips — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 22:45:15 +0000

[...] Clips Presidential Candidates on Public Transit (MtR)MTA Gets Closer to Installing Turnstiles (KNBC)City Handing Out Free Bike Seats, Car Helmets (Daily [...]

By: Barry

Barry — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 21:19:26 +0000

Too bad Mitt Ropmney is ignoring transit, smart growth, and is instead appealing to the oil barons and yahoos who want to trash Alaska and our coastlines. When he was Governor of Massachusetts he appointed an experienced advocate of smart growth and environmental quality to a key post in his administration, but apparently a man without principles, Romney now thinks that being a toady of the fossil fuel industry is the way to get elected.

By: Ricky

Ricky — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 21:18:08 +0000

NO WONDER MC CAIN’S SAYING NOTHING ABOUT PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION!

By: Ricky

Ricky — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 21:17:13 +0000

McCain might screw up traffic in California, the Midwest, and the Northeast if elected

If he vetoes spending bills because they include Amtrak spending (which he has a record of considering to be “pork barrel spending”), effectively zeroing out Amtrak’s budget, then the trains might stop running, leading to heavy traffic jams in urban parts of this country. Opposing Amtrak as an Arizona senator (Arizona has lousy Amtrak service, so it doesn’t amount to much influence on traffic over there) is one thing, but if he goes to the White House and does it, he’s bound to draw a lot more criticism from the nation as a whole. Amtrak is NOT a Pork Barrel project; it is essential to many states and draws customers to tourist destinations in most of the Lower 48.

By: Susan D.

Susan D. — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 10:14:45 +0000

There’s a bit more to McCain than was mentioned here! He is not supportive of Amtrak and wants to cut federal funding. (Sen. John McCain calls the subsidizing of Amtrak “pork.”) See: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64317-2002Jun28.html

By: Steven Higashide

Steven Higashide — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 21:30:33 +0000

As off-base and melodramatic as the Paul supporters’ accusations are, I agree that not linking to Paul’s site was an oversight. The post has been edited to reflect that.

By: Streetsblog » Today’s Headlines

Streetsblog » Today’s Headlines — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 19:45:12 +0000

[...] and Cyclists (TSC via Planetizen) Where Do Presidential Candidates Stand on Transportation? (MTR) Bush, US Bow to ‘Petro-Islam’ (Newsweek) Filed by Brad Aaron under Today’s [...]

By: mork

mork — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:06:46 +0000

On top of the whole problem with Paul’s ignoring the subsidies given to highways and roads is the fact that it’s precisely these subsidies that compel most Americans to become subservient to the the auto and oil industries, while making it difficult or impossible for them to use the most free and unencumbered modes of transportation, bicycling and walking.

(Also, Mike: LOL)