DOT study only gives express buses lip service
TrafficTruth.net guru Ron Sifen deciphers GDOT’s report on Connect Cobb – Northwest Transit Corridor Alternatives Analysis. I have been talking about huge cost differentials for different kinds of transit for a long time. This report confirms how extreme these differentials are. (Please note that Cobb presented national averages, and not Cobb-specific cost projections for this
WSB’s Adam Goldfein on T-SPLOST
T-SPLOST: Additional Thoughts May 29, 2012 Adam’s Blog, T-SPLOST. The effectiveness of the T-SPLOST at creating and funding large regional projects needs to be questioned. If multiple counties are coming together to build transportation projects, why don’t we see large projects like a northern arc or comprehensive rail system? The project lists are littered with
T-SPLOST ‘extraordinarily wasteful’
AJC’s Tom Sabulis interviewed Lance Lamberton, founder of the Cobb County Taxpayers Association, via email about the July 31 transportation tax referendum. Below is a sample of the Q & A: Q: How are you telling Cobb residents to vote on the T-SPLOST, and why? A: Cobb Taxpayers Association is recommending that Cobb residents vote
Video: Educate Yourself on T-SPLOST, Part 5
This 5 part series will help you understand the Transportation Investment Act and T-SPLOST. Part 5 of 5
Video: Educate Yourself on T-SPLOST, Part 4
This 5 part series will help you understand the Transportation Investment Act and T-SPLOST. Part 4 of 5
Video: Educate Yourself on T-SPLOST, Part 3
This 5 part series will help you understand the Transportation Investment Act and T-SPLOST. Part 3 of 5
Video: Educate Yourself on T-SPLOST, Part 2
This 5 part series will help you understand the Transportation Investment Act and T-SPLOST. Part 2 of 5
Video: Educate Yourself on T-SPLOST, Part 1
This 5 part series will help you understand the Transportation Investment Act and T-SPLOST. Part 1 of 5
What Is Really Behind T-SPLOST? Part One
Environmental justice: A new movement to restrict your movement Part one of a series by the Washington Times with information dating back to a 1994 executive order by Bill Clinton. “The obscure memorandum of understanding, based on a long-forgotten executive order signed by President Clinton in 1994, marries the issues of environmentalism and social justice.
100% Cost Over-run
Thanks to a Facebook friend we learned the following. Charlotte ran construction deficits double their Light Rail budget. From the Charlotte Business Journal, Friday Sept 2, 2011 “Charlotte’s first light rail line was plagued by cost overruns that pushed the total price to nearly $463 million – double original estimates when it opened four years
