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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Gilbert B Norman: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by George Harris: [qb] [QUOTE]Originally posted by Gilbert B Norman: [qb]The $8B should have been allocated in its entirety to the Northeast Corridor to shovel ready projects (EIS and all that stuff already taken care of) where many eyes (passengers) would see young men and women with a high propensity to spend (as distinct from invest) what they earn at work.[/qb][/QUOTE]Why should the rest of the country have any enthusiasm about putting more money into public transport in the Northeast? They are already overserved compared to the rest of the country, and manage to absolutely waste a lot of what they do get. They should only get public transport money as a substitute for road money, as their ability to blow money on public transport does not hold a candle to their ability to blow money on road work - the Big Dig being a prime example.[/qb][/QUOTE]Just like you, Mr. Harris, I was born one day, but it wasn't Yesterday and am well aware that for Federal level legislation to be enacted, the largess must be spread about the land. Contrary to what some here may think is the case, I do hold that regions away from the Corridor have viable rail passenger service and that there are other regions in which such could be developed. But legislation to "stimulate' an economic recovery needs projects here and now; ARRA '09 was such legislation; not some kind of 'Rail Passenger Development Act of 2009". The Corridor represents US intercity rail passenger service's "sure bet"; there are projects 'ready to go" in that the engineering and regulatory (EIS and all that stuff) have been done; all that is needed is funding, and with the ROW already Federally owned, no State need be called upon for participation. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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