Comments on: Voter Fallout http://www.masstransitmag.com/interactive/2007/11/09/voter-fallout/ Mass Transit's editor, Fred Jandt, speaks weekly on critical issues facing the public transportation industry. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:17:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Rodney Rutherford http://www.masstransitmag.com/interactive/2007/11/09/voter-fallout/#comment-1741 Rodney Rutherford Sat, 10 Nov 2007 06:35:01 +0000 http://www.masstransitmag.com/interactive/2007/11/09/voter-fallout/#comment-1741 Huh?? Which city has a successful light rail system? Charlotte's is opening up in a couple weeks, and Seattle's opens up in a couple years...3 years behind schedule, and 4 miles shorter than promised! Really, Seattle is a lot of talk with little action. We talk a green talk, but we're the last city on the west coast to get a real transit system...and even what we're getting is a bit weak. Just two years ago our mayor--who champions the national mayor's movement to obey the Kyoto protocol, mind you--put the final dagger in a plan for rapid transit which would have served the side of the city which will not be served by light rail. Also, note that a significant reason for the demise of Seattle's Roads and Transit proposal is due to the substantial roads component, which caused many environmental groups to come out against the proposal. Don't mind us over here--we're just really confused and frustrated. Huh?? Which city has a successful light rail system? Charlotte’s is opening up in a couple weeks, and Seattle’s opens up in a couple years…3 years behind schedule, and 4 miles shorter than promised! Really, Seattle is a lot of talk with little action. We talk a green talk, but we’re the last city on the west coast to get a real transit system…and even what we’re getting is a bit weak. Just two years ago our mayor–who champions the national mayor’s movement to obey the Kyoto protocol, mind you–put the final dagger in a plan for rapid transit which would have served the side of the city which will not be served by light rail.

Also, note that a significant reason for the demise of Seattle’s Roads and Transit proposal is due to the substantial roads component, which caused many environmental groups to come out against the proposal.

Don’t mind us over here–we’re just really confused and frustrated.

]]> By: daver http://www.masstransitmag.com/interactive/2007/11/09/voter-fallout/#comment-1738 daver Fri, 09 Nov 2007 22:47:42 +0000 http://www.masstransitmag.com/interactive/2007/11/09/voter-fallout/#comment-1738 What is amazing is you can already see the TOD projects in Charlotte and the line hasn't even opened yet. To me this light-rail line in Charlotte really has the possibility of making a very positive impact on the layout of that city. What is amazing is you can already see the TOD projects in Charlotte and the line hasn’t even opened yet. To me this light-rail line in Charlotte really has the possibility of making a very positive impact on the layout of that city.

]]> By: Mark Schwinn http://www.masstransitmag.com/interactive/2007/11/09/voter-fallout/#comment-1736 Mark Schwinn Fri, 09 Nov 2007 17:17:01 +0000 http://www.masstransitmag.com/interactive/2007/11/09/voter-fallout/#comment-1736 Just goes to show that the average American wants choice in mobility, no matter what the car culture says about the so called American " auto love affair." Just goes to show that the average American wants choice in mobility, no matter what the car culture says about the so called American ” auto love affair.”

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