tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post3783184258476840748..comments2024-01-12T00:32:20.149-08:00Comments on The Overhead Wire: Independence Day NotesPantograph Trolleypolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17833159138533550544noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-68977102373741960362009-07-06T22:19:56.700-07:002009-07-06T22:19:56.700-07:00I liked the photos of the young lady in the subway...I liked the photos of the young lady in the subway map dress ("transit sexy"). I suppose the expensive designer original has the subway line straps and the Target knockoff has plain straps. She would certainly get the attention of any transit fans in the area--even those who don't do much "girl watching" because they're too busy "train watching". One can imagine a scenario: "Hey buddy! Quit staring at my girlfriend!" "Take it easy, dude, I'm just checking to see how far it is to my stop."Bob Davisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-71631233975043332042009-07-06T14:57:31.740-07:002009-07-06T14:57:31.740-07:00Yeah, that anti-smart growth piece is pretty typic...Yeah, that anti-smart growth piece is pretty typical pissed-off landowner who can't develop material. It really doesn't have anything to do with NIMBYs. He just wants to build McMansions on hillsides. <br /><br />His reasoning is flat wrong. Residential is almost always a net drain on city budget, esp. in a place without preexisting infrastructure (and I'd imagine the terrain will make putting infrastructure in even harder).Daniel Nairnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14127732825472374125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-16280266047571316122009-07-05T10:05:26.475-07:002009-07-05T10:05:26.475-07:00Just because you can put one together, doesn't...Just because you can put one together, doesn't mean you can design your own one with different characteristics. And we don't really even know how well OIW has been putting the cars together, since I believe they just delivered their first car a few weeks ago. Perhaps an automobile analogy will help: just because a factory can assemble a Yugo with plans bought from Yugoslavia, doesn't mean that they can design a competitor to, say, a BMW.crzwdjkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394805356595604336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-1081527614391394652009-07-05T07:50:02.912-07:002009-07-05T07:50:02.912-07:00They can improve on it. That LRV wasn't desig...They can improve on it. That LRV wasn't designed for running on a separate ROW. I'm sure they can make one that does.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08661718934398165129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-75529831291947990982009-07-04T22:57:31.851-07:002009-07-04T22:57:31.851-07:00Ah yes, OIW's awesome LRV with its awesome spe...Ah yes, OIW's awesome LRV with its awesome speed of 25 mph. And it's not their design, it's a licensed version of an Eastern European product. I'm somehow... not very impressed.crzwdjkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394805356595604336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-7496081914250582902009-07-04T11:26:51.058-07:002009-07-04T11:26:51.058-07:00FRA compliant rolling stock is so ugly. I just wi...FRA compliant rolling stock is so ugly. I just wish the FRA would grant instant waivers for PTC systems, and then have Oregon Ironworks design DMUs (they already make what look like some great LRVs).Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08661718934398165129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-26887041272209080232009-07-03T21:30:51.413-07:002009-07-03T21:30:51.413-07:00Granted that I'm way over here in Minnesota so...Granted that I'm way over here in Minnesota so I don't know how the housing market over there is. But still, bitching about not being able to build McMansions? In California? Now? Are you just trying to waste your money?Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08348647188020827407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-12300525160884506792009-07-03T21:20:55.179-07:002009-07-03T21:20:55.179-07:00If the Peninsula cities want HRS to be underground...If the Peninsula cities want HRS to be underground then it should be - as long as they pay the additional cost.Stevenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-76685483894419798952009-07-03T19:07:19.589-07:002009-07-03T19:07:19.589-07:00The anti-smart growth guy is incoherent. The best ...The anti-smart growth guy is incoherent. The best I can get from him is that he's pissed that the planning commission didn't let him build a gated community.Alon Levyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12195377309045184452noreply@blogger.com