tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post7137787579912818770..comments2024-02-01T04:37:41.878-05:00Comments on Cap'n Transit Rides Again: Speaking truth to Peter RogoffCap'n Transithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17057887736728828646noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-69587641624548668982010-05-25T04:07:23.014-04:002010-05-25T04:07:23.014-04:00Cap'n, I'm starting to wonder if he doesn&...Cap'n, I'm starting to wonder if he doesn't really understand how funding works. Maybe he's just tired of everyone complaining about the New Starts process and how bad it sucks. At least with the 5309 bus funds he can just decide based on easier metrics and doesn't get yelled at by senators and congressman.Pantograph Trolleypolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17833159138533550544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-16795154565897518962010-05-23T17:24:20.799-04:002010-05-23T17:24:20.799-04:00Great post. We need to know who will stand up for ...Great post. We need to know who will stand up for our interests and who won't.Helen Bushnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14177708490995175178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-32138593101648049712010-05-22T11:53:32.237-04:002010-05-22T11:53:32.237-04:00@Alon, why, that's true ... but then if for en...@Alon, why, that's true ... but then if for entrenched institutional reasons he elected to "the convenient parts of the truth leaving out the hard but most important parts" to power ... should he adopt the pretense about talking truth to power?<br /><br />Without a doubt, if he does elect to recommend talking the convenient parts of truth to power while leaving out the hard parts of the problem, and bills it as being more than that ... he should be called on it.BruceMcFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08502035881761277885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-54789472724079325912010-05-22T03:20:17.719-04:002010-05-22T03:20:17.719-04:00The FTA's power isn't proportional to tran...The FTA's power isn't proportional to transit mode share; it's proportional to transit funding. In that setup, he has no reason to do things that would just make the government spend less on transportation infrastructure. Like the road builders of the mid-20th century, he gets nothing out of efficiency and even less out of politicizing the subject of his getting more money.Alon Levyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12195377309045184452noreply@blogger.com