Comments on: Obama’s Stimulus Plan May Need a Roads Diet http://seattletransitblog.com/2008/12/15/obamas-stimulus-plan-may-need-a-roads-diet/ Transit in the Greater Seattle Area Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:55:49 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: What Are We Going to Do About Our Car Problem? at Tech and Freedom http://seattletransitblog.com/2008/12/15/obamas-stimulus-plan-may-need-a-roads-diet/#comment-25494 What Are We Going to Do About Our Car Problem? at Tech and Freedom Wed, 14 Jan 2009 08:05:41 +0000 http://seattletransitblog.com/?p=1362#comment-25494 [...] Number two, we cannot invest into new highway infrastructure or road infrastructure. Once again, there are politicians suggesting doing  exactly this. [...] [...] Number two, we cannot invest into new highway infrastructure or road infrastructure. Once again, there are politicians suggesting doing  exactly this. [...]

]]> By: Gibbs - Transit, Intercity Rail Will Be A Major Component - Seattle Transit Blog http://seattletransitblog.com/2008/12/15/obamas-stimulus-plan-may-need-a-roads-diet/#comment-24737 Gibbs - Transit, Intercity Rail Will Be A Major Component - Seattle Transit Blog Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:13:01 +0000 http://seattletransitblog.com/?p=1362#comment-24737 [...] Transition Team that mentioned the need to invest in Mass Transit. Since then, we’ve become increasingly worried about if the Obama administration will include transit projects in the stimulus [...] [...] Transition Team that mentioned the need to invest in Mass Transit. Since then, we’ve become increasingly worried about if the Obama administration will include transit projects in the stimulus [...]

]]> By: News Roundup: Stimulus, Stimulus, Stimulus - Seattle Transit Blog http://seattletransitblog.com/2008/12/15/obamas-stimulus-plan-may-need-a-roads-diet/#comment-23132 News Roundup: Stimulus, Stimulus, Stimulus - Seattle Transit Blog Tue, 30 Dec 2008 07:17:02 +0000 http://seattletransitblog.com/?p=1362#comment-23132 [...] am less worried that the stimulus money will all go to highway projects than I was last timeI wrote about the topic. The $12 billion number the Oberstar article states could be spent on [...] [...] am less worried that the stimulus money will all go to highway projects than I was last timeI wrote about the topic. The $12 billion number the Oberstar article states could be spent on [...]

]]> By: Pinko Magazine » The day after. http://seattletransitblog.com/2008/12/15/obamas-stimulus-plan-may-need-a-roads-diet/#comment-22798 Pinko Magazine » The day after. Fri, 26 Dec 2008 15:03:58 +0000 http://seattletransitblog.com/?p=1362#comment-22798 [...] buses London is getting! Here in the U.S., concerns are growing that the stimulus is going to be too focused on roads and not transit. I haven’t seen a good place to take action on this but I’ll look [...] [...] buses London is getting! Here in the U.S., concerns are growing that the stimulus is going to be too focused on roads and not transit. I haven’t seen a good place to take action on this but I’ll look [...]

]]> By: VMT Going Down « Seattle Transit Blog http://seattletransitblog.com/2008/12/15/obamas-stimulus-plan-may-need-a-roads-diet/#comment-22344 VMT Going Down « Seattle Transit Blog Mon, 22 Dec 2008 22:45:05 +0000 http://seattletransitblog.com/?p=1362#comment-22344 [...] Going Down by Andrew Smith C Burger in the comments mentions this Brookings Institute study that says Vehicle-Miles-Travelled (VMT) by driving [...] [...] Going Down by Andrew Smith C Burger in the comments mentions this Brookings Institute study that says Vehicle-Miles-Travelled (VMT) by driving [...]

]]> By: C Burger http://seattletransitblog.com/2008/12/15/obamas-stimulus-plan-may-need-a-roads-diet/#comment-21666 C Burger Wed, 17 Dec 2008 05:58:24 +0000 http://seattletransitblog.com/?p=1362#comment-21666 Along similar lines from the Brookings Institute. The video is interesting http://www.brookings.edu/reports/2008/1216_transportation_tomer_puentes.aspx Along similar lines from the Brookings Institute.
The video is interesting

http://www.brookings.edu/reports/2008/1216_transportation_tomer_puentes.aspx

]]> By: ted http://seattletransitblog.com/2008/12/15/obamas-stimulus-plan-may-need-a-roads-diet/#comment-21630 ted Tue, 16 Dec 2008 22:45:04 +0000 http://seattletransitblog.com/?p=1362#comment-21630 Well, if Obama is talking about "rehabilitating" roads and bridges, i'm all for it. But, like everyone here, I believe there also must be a greater emphasis on transit. The plan i'm thinking of is transit FIRST, THEN rehabilitate roads and bridges, so that way transit can handle the loads from roads and bridges being closed for fixing or something. Our highway system is fine, it's just old and creaky. But then again, I don't know what Obama is planning... Well, if Obama is talking about “rehabilitating” roads and bridges, i’m all for it. But, like everyone here, I believe there also must be a greater emphasis on transit. The plan i’m thinking of is transit FIRST, THEN rehabilitate roads and bridges, so that way transit can handle the loads from roads and bridges being closed for fixing or something. Our highway system is fine, it’s just old and creaky.

But then again, I don’t know what Obama is planning…

]]> By: Streetsblog » Street-Level Intelligence from the Streetsblog Network http://seattletransitblog.com/2008/12/15/obamas-stimulus-plan-may-need-a-roads-diet/#comment-21607 Streetsblog » Street-Level Intelligence from the Streetsblog Network Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:20:36 +0000 http://seattletransitblog.com/?p=1362#comment-21607 [...] to have a problem with bicycles, an update on the future of high-speed rail in the US, and more stimulus talk from [...] [...] to have a problem with bicycles, an update on the future of high-speed rail in the US, and more stimulus talk from [...]

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