tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post898135351759320898..comments2024-01-12T00:32:20.149-08:00Comments on The Overhead Wire: Incentivizing Clean Energy ConsumptionPantograph Trolleypolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17833159138533550544noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-58645331952125916822009-03-16T23:42:00.000-07:002009-03-16T23:42:00.000-07:00It seems to me that they probably didn't know how ...It seems to me that they probably didn't know how they would get money to pay for the new buses. But they really should have taken them up on it. It would have taken a while to get the electric infrastructure up and would have provided some great jobs for folks. Alas it didn't work. It would be interesting if Skoda tried to do this with another city.Pantograph Trolleypolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17833159138533550544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-40378751878059617212009-03-16T21:56:00.000-07:002009-03-16T21:56:00.000-07:00wow, i feel like a doofusand i always make note of...wow, i feel like a doofus<BR/><BR/>and i always make note of posts by names i recognize and especially with a memorable post like that.<BR/><BR/>i'm very sorry.<BR/><BR/>correction...<BR/><I>Pantograph Trolleypole mentioned that in 2005 Skoda offered to pay for overhead in New Orleans if they replaced their Katrina ravaged fleet with ETBs. Unfortunately NORTA never took them up on the offer...</I><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>thats an interest offer made by skoda, its too bad their offer didnt stand for other cities. my guess in NO had so much on their plate after katrina especially with loss of ridership, getting some bus service back up asap, and restoring streetcar service that it was just easier to stick with more diesel buses than plan a huge new fixed guideway network in a city that had just experienced radical changes to its built form over the course of several days.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-65106303160732225442009-03-16T20:27:00.000-07:002009-03-16T20:27:00.000-07:00Wonder who that poster was :)http://seattletransit...Wonder who that poster was :)<BR/><BR/>http://seattletransitblog.com/2009/03/02/crosscut-trolleybuses-not-streetcars/Pantograph Trolleypolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17833159138533550544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-55687737282230580402009-03-16T19:25:00.000-07:002009-03-16T19:25:00.000-07:00A poster on Seattle Transit Blog mentioned that in...A poster on Seattle Transit Blog mentioned that in 2005 Skoda offered to pay for overhead in New Orleans if they replaced their Katrina ravaged fleet with ETBs. Unfortunately NORTA never took them up on the offer...<BR/><BR/>http://www.urbanconservancy.org/letters/skoda-letter-to-rta<BR/><BR/>I think if any city reintroduces ETBs it will be Portland... lots of hydro power, reintroduced the classic streetcar for non-tourists, eco-conscious, innovative with transit, etc. I am a huge streetcar advocate but in my opinion ETBs make more sense as a mode than streetcars for Portland's proposed citywide streetcar plan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-15749449055216676432009-03-16T10:50:00.000-07:002009-03-16T10:50:00.000-07:00Connecticut has a program where the state will pay...Connecticut has a program where the state will pay the difference between the price of an alternative fuel vehicle and a conventional vehicle for use in municipal fleets. Are you sure the FTA doesn't have something similar? There are agencies like Houston METRO and New York MTA that are only buying hybrid buses, and I would be surprised if it were totally on their own dimes.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09411771327268148872noreply@blogger.com