tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post5445640478500746963..comments2024-01-12T00:32:20.149-08:00Comments on The Overhead Wire: An Honest QuestionPantograph Trolleypolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17833159138533550544noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-51942770930948824032009-03-09T19:29:00.000-07:002009-03-09T19:29:00.000-07:00Yes, that chance of demolition of the aforemention...Yes, that chance of demolition of the aforementioned amendment would likely be by these batshit insane opponents people like Stephan Lewis, who contributed to keeping LRT out of Cincinnati once, and I think they would want to do it again.<BR/><BR/>Too bad they don't hold their beloved highways to the same standard. Apparently, they assume "this is what the public wants".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-30545634241025366772009-03-06T17:05:00.000-08:002009-03-06T17:05:00.000-08:00"Several local groups though are collecting signat..."Several local groups though are collecting signatures to change the city's charter so that any right-of-way acquisition for rail transit has to go before a city-wide vote before funds can be used for such a project."<BR/><BR/>Changing the charter like that would take a vote, right? Since they're collecting signatures? There's a chance such an amendment would be demolished in an election.Morgan Wickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09816659818434590943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-88677820265607301722009-03-06T09:50:00.000-08:002009-03-06T09:50:00.000-08:00This is what's going on in Cincinnati right now wi...This is what's going on in Cincinnati right now with our streetcar proposal. There is no tax increase and it would normally be treated as a spending item as part of the capital budget. Several local groups though are collecting signatures to change the city's charter so that any right-of-way acquisition for rail transit has to go before a city-wide vote before funds can be used for such a project.<BR/><BR/>It's crazy, but it is what's happening right now. Many people have been wondering why road projects aren't held to the same standard. They typically have no public meetings, input or discussion. This would never be the case for transit.Randy Simeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14272257274373604807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-77212574518716448042009-03-06T05:26:00.000-08:002009-03-06T05:26:00.000-08:00Most "transit" votes are actually for tax increase...Most "transit" votes are actually for tax increases to fund transit. As roads typically have already dedicated sources such as gas tax, implementing a special road building tax is generally not necessary, hence no elections.The Urbanophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18094204641794131438noreply@blogger.com