tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post7521878857368629502..comments2024-01-12T00:32:20.149-08:00Comments on The Overhead Wire: Think Tanks, BRT, MoneyPantograph Trolleypolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17833159138533550544noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-7837095100076710372008-06-10T21:25:00.000-07:002008-06-10T21:25:00.000-07:00Heritage was in my calculations. They've hired O'...Heritage was in my calculations. They've hired O'Toole a few times I believe.Pantograph Trolleypolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17833159138533550544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-26423967171124818902008-06-10T20:42:00.000-07:002008-06-10T20:42:00.000-07:00Don't forget Ronald Utt of the Heritage Foundation...Don't forget <A HREF="http://www.heritage.org/Research/SmartGrowth/wm1949.cfm" REL="nofollow">Ronald Utt</A> of the Heritage FoundationCap'n Transithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17057887736728828646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-78052359878166712002008-06-10T18:45:00.000-07:002008-06-10T18:45:00.000-07:00Paul Weyrich is an example that rail transit is re...Paul Weyrich is an example that rail transit is really not a partisan issue. So, for that matter, is the infamous Bus Riders' Union of LA. One can make arguments for and against rail transit from both the right and the left.<BR/><BR/>As for the Orange Line, having seen it, I would definitely agree that it has reached its capacity. There's only so many buses you can run without completely jamming the cross streets. The line also basically serves as a feeder to the heavy rail Red Line, so even though officially headways are 4 minutes, realistically, because a Red Line train comes every 8 minutes, half the buses are packed, and the other half merely full, so they catch up to the ones in front of them and give an effective headway of 8 minutes anyway. This line is a victim of its own success, really, and should have been built as light rail for both speed and capacity.crzwdjkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394805356595604336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-50820078693933559482008-06-10T15:41:00.000-07:002008-06-10T15:41:00.000-07:00Being gay, I do not agree with Paul Weyrich on man...Being gay, I do not agree with Paul Weyrich on many issues. But on transit, I totally agree with him. He wrote a great paper debunking Randall O'toole, and Carl Cox's anti rail claims.Justinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17536532964936231120noreply@blogger.com