Comments on: Gibbs – Transit, Intercity Rail Will Be A Major Component http://seattletransitblog.com/2009/01/09/transit-and-intercity-rail-projects-will-be-a-major-component-of-the-president-elect%e2%80%99s-infrastructure-program/ Transit in the Greater Seattle Area Thu, 24 May 2012 17:53:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: John Thacker http://seattletransitblog.com/2009/01/09/transit-and-intercity-rail-projects-will-be-a-major-component-of-the-president-elect%e2%80%99s-infrastructure-program/#comment-25536 John Thacker Wed, 14 Jan 2009 13:02:59 +0000 http://seattletransitblog.com/?p=2060#comment-25536 Right, let's not forget that they keep talking about "shovel ready" projects. Problem is, doing NEPA (National Environmental Policy Act) Environmental Impact Statements takes time. Speeding up North Link would be easy because the EIS is done and the Record of Decision has been issued. Maybe some of the proposed track improvements to speed up Amtrak Cascades service could be done; the Port Defiance Bypass project just got some money from the FRA. But any grand new projects would require at least a few years, maybe even four or five, just to do the EIS and preliminary engineering, and I don't know if that's the type of project that they're talking about.
Right, let’s not forget that they keep talking about “shovel ready” projects. Problem is, doing NEPA (National Environmental Policy Act) Environmental Impact Statements takes time. Speeding up North Link would be easy because the EIS is done and the Record of Decision has been issued. Maybe some of the proposed track improvements to speed up Amtrak Cascades service could be done; the Port Defiance Bypass project just got some money from the FRA. But any grand new projects would require at least a few years, maybe even four or five, just to do the EIS and preliminary engineering, and I don’t know if that’s the type of project that they’re talking about.

]]> By: DJStroky http://seattletransitblog.com/2009/01/09/transit-and-intercity-rail-projects-will-be-a-major-component-of-the-president-elect%e2%80%99s-infrastructure-program/#comment-24758 DJStroky Sat, 10 Jan 2009 02:11:35 +0000 http://seattletransitblog.com/?p=2060#comment-24758 I'm still a skeptic. It's just political banter in this video. I won't believe it til I read about major funding going to transit from the feds.
I’m still a skeptic. It’s just political banter in this video. I won’t believe it til I read about major funding going to transit from the feds.

]]> By: Andrew Smith http://seattletransitblog.com/2009/01/09/transit-and-intercity-rail-projects-will-be-a-major-component-of-the-president-elect%e2%80%99s-infrastructure-program/#comment-24748 Andrew Smith Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:51:32 +0000 http://seattletransitblog.com/?p=2060#comment-24748 It is the fastest way to get from Seattle Center to Westlake
It is the fastest way to get from Seattle Center to Westlake

]]> By: octopus http://seattletransitblog.com/2009/01/09/transit-and-intercity-rail-projects-will-be-a-major-component-of-the-president-elect%e2%80%99s-infrastructure-program/#comment-24746 octopus Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:44:56 +0000 http://seattletransitblog.com/?p=2060#comment-24746 I just spit water through my nose!
I just spit water through my nose!

]]> By: Matt the Engineer http://seattletransitblog.com/2009/01/09/transit-and-intercity-rail-projects-will-be-a-major-component-of-the-president-elect%e2%80%99s-infrastructure-program/#comment-24745 Matt the Engineer Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:37:54 +0000 http://seattletransitblog.com/?p=2060#comment-24745 The Monorail! They're funding the Monorail! (ok, I doubt it, but a fan of both the world's fair system and grade separated urban transit can dream, can't he?)
The Monorail! They’re funding the Monorail!

(ok, I doubt it, but a fan of both the world’s fair system and grade separated urban transit can dream, can’t he?)

]]> By: AJ http://seattletransitblog.com/2009/01/09/transit-and-intercity-rail-projects-will-be-a-major-component-of-the-president-elect%e2%80%99s-infrastructure-program/#comment-24740 AJ Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:27:05 +0000 http://seattletransitblog.com/?p=2060#comment-24740 Aside from ST potentially asking for funds to accelerate North Link and perhaps some Streetcar money, I don't know what we'd really get, barring some major "OMEGA, WE'RE GETTING SOME CASH EVERYBODY!" announcement from ST.
Aside from ST potentially asking for funds to accelerate North Link and perhaps some Streetcar money, I don’t know what we’d really get, barring some major “OMEGA, WE’RE GETTING SOME CASH EVERYBODY!” announcement from ST.

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