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Comment on Oklahoma City’s Highway Teardown by Douglas Willinger

Douglas Willinger — Fri, 16 May 2008 18:41:25 +0000

The highway still goes through the city, only upon the more logical route along an existing railroad-industrial corridor, and depressed rather than elevated. A comparable example regarding a much needed unbuilt urban highway — Washington DC’s North Central Freeway — is placing it along the B&O railroad corridor rather than an all new swath along/near Georgia Avenue (see tag North Central Freeway at my blog “A Trip Within the Beltway”.)

That’s an infinitely more logical solution then Norquist’s doctrine of all highway traffic around a city and/or upon the surface streets.

BTW- European city’s often DO have the highways within, but not directly through the central medieval core, where the demolition detriments would outweigh the slight traffic benefits opposed to a highway a few blocks away.

Comment on Oklahoma City’s Highway Teardown by G P Olsen

G P Olsen — Fri, 16 May 2008 17:06:28 +0000

What your excerpts neglect to mention is that the OK City stretch of I-40 to be removed is also being replaced with a 10-lane, below-grade freeway in new location. Teardowns of heavily used highways can only work when a reasonable replacement or alternative is available. The Milwaukee and SF examples were underutilized stubs — not major thru routes.

Comment on Tearing Down the Route 34 “Disconnector” by Oklahoma City’s Highway Teardown « Mobilizing the Region

Oklahoma City’s Highway Teardown « Mobilizing the Region — Thu, 15 May 2008 22:01:31 +0000

[...] Europe didn’t do it. America did. And our cities have paid the price.” Mr. Norquist recently spoke at a TSTC-hosted event about the benefits of replacing the Rt. 34 Connector in New Haven with a [...]

Comment on NJ Turnpike Traffic Declining Even as Widening Proposal Advances by Streetsblog » Today’s Headlines

Streetsblog » Today’s Headlines — Thu, 15 May 2008 13:09:45 +0000

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Comment on NJ Turnpike Traffic Declining Even as Widening Proposal Advances by Second Ave. Sagas | Blogging the NYC Subways » Blog Archive » After the hike, MTA ridership still on the climb

Thu, 15 May 2008 04:02:21 +0000

[...] The Port Authority saw a drop of 1.5 percent. (The Tri-State Transportation Campaign has noted a similar decrease in the volume of cars on the New Jersey [...]

Comment on Long Island Bus to Find a Home as MTA Announces Regional Bus by NY Political Addict

NY Political Addict — Wed, 14 May 2008 22:01:25 +0000

While merging the various MTA bus operations seems to make sense, elected officials and public transit advocates should carefully review the financial details. As TSTC has pointed out, this may just be a way for Nassau County to further abdicate it’s financial responsibilites and have NYC Transit bus and subway riders further subsidize suburban transit services. Similarly, why does Westchester County have to carry the full financial responsibility of the Bee Line system while Nassau County only partially subsidizes LI Bus? These enequities need to be addressed.

Comment on Holiday From Reason: Regional Pols’ Thoughts on Suspending the Gas Tax by Streetsblog » Electeds Go to the Mat for Cheap Gas

Streetsblog » Electeds Go to the Mat for Cheap Gas — Wed, 14 May 2008 14:45:54 +0000

[...] have adopted the state gas tax "holiday" as their issue of the moment. Since the largely-ridiculed measure is going nowhere in the Assembly, Joe Bruno and colleagues can circulate petitions and [...]

Comment on Holiday From Reason: Regional Pols’ Thoughts on Suspending the Gas Tax by Streetsblog » Today’s Headlines

Streetsblog » Today’s Headlines — Wed, 14 May 2008 13:09:46 +0000

[...] Pushing Suspension of Gas Tax (Times Union)What the Region’s Big Time Pols Think of the ‘Holiday’ (MTR)9-Year-Old Struck By 16-Year-Old Driver in School Zone (News, NYT, Post)6-Year-Old Wanders Onto [...]

Comment on Cashless Tolling at Port Authority Crossings by 2012? by Chris H

Chris H — Wed, 14 May 2008 04:25:12 +0000

Now the question is… does this mean that the PA crossings can go (back) to two way tolling?

Comment on Booker as City Revitalizer by Streetsblog » Today’s Headlines

Streetsblog » Today’s Headlines — Mon, 12 May 2008 13:17:19 +0000

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