 |
Re: Iowa Pacific is Leaving Santa Cruz--trail people ready to move in..
Author:
Date: 12-14-2017 - 09:04
The Other Brian Peoples Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> J.K. Trowling Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Bingo, Sir! This particular quote shows a
> serious
> > lack of grip on reality:
> >
> > "Brian Peoples, head of Trail Now, wrote via
> email
> > to the Sentinel that Iowa Pacific pulling out
> is
> > “further evidence that a train is not viable
> along
> > the Coastal Corridor... We can not afford to
> let
> > the Coastal Corridor continue to sit unused as
> a
> > ‘vacant lot’ while our community is stuck in a
> > transportation crisis. We need the rail-trail
> now
> > for alternatives to gridlock.”
> >
> > Bike trails don't do anything to reduce
> gridlock--
> > they are recreation, not commuter arteries. As
> a
> > matter of fact, I wouldn't be surprised if a
> bike
> > trail would actually INCREASE traffic in the
> area,
> > as people DRIVE to the trail with their bikes on
> a
> > rack to ride the trail. You can also expect
> > parking issues at the various trailheads and
> > access points, particularly on weekends and
> > holidays.
> >
> > Hell, ripping out the rails and converting the
> > right of way to a ROAD would go further toward
> > eliminating gridlock if that is the true goal.
> If
> > the commission is serious about moving
> passengers
> > and reducing gridlock, bus rapid transit should
> be
> > considered if rail has failed. And here's a
> > dedicated corridor for it.
> >
> > It would be pretty fun to watch Mr. Peoples
> shake
> > his fist at passing buses on a dedicated
> corridor
> > not open to private vehicles or pedestrians, as
> > those passengers are briskly whisked around
> > surrounding gridlock on what should be "his"
> bike
> > trail. That my friends, is much closer to
> reality
> > than the pipe dream quoted above as a gridlock
> > solution.
> >
> >
> > Goober Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > I notice that the trail people are drooling
> > over
> > > the opportunity to rip up another rail line
> in
> > > order to preserve it. Story mentions how
> the
> > > trail would reduce gridlock, are there really
> > that
> > > many people willing to leave their cars to
> ride
> > > the trail to work??
> > > I would think finding ways to get more trucks
> > off
> > > the roads would be more of a help to the
> > gridlock
> > > problem, but maybe in better weather
> thousands
> > of
> > > people will ride the trail to work.?
>
> leave us not forget, the real estate
> developers, and their dreams.of
> riches, and the urbanization of the
> coast, what's a couple more million?
> to add to the mix, after all, they
> all will.ride bikes, lmmfao
Fail Now’s final solution is to sell off all unused property to BP’s developer buddies. Guess he won’t be worried about the new taxes to fuel and reg his gas guzzler toyota tundra.
-------------------------------------------------------
> J.K. Trowling Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Bingo, Sir! This particular quote shows a
> serious
> > lack of grip on reality:
> >
> > "Brian Peoples, head of Trail Now, wrote via
> > to the Sentinel that Iowa Pacific pulling out
> is
> > “further evidence that a train is not viable
> along
> > the Coastal Corridor... We can not afford to
> let
> > the Coastal Corridor continue to sit unused as
> a
> > ‘vacant lot’ while our community is stuck in a
> > transportation crisis. We need the rail-trail
> now
> > for alternatives to gridlock.”
> >
> > Bike trails don't do anything to reduce
> gridlock--
> > they are recreation, not commuter arteries. As
> a
> > matter of fact, I wouldn't be surprised if a
> bike
> > trail would actually INCREASE traffic in the
> area,
> > as people DRIVE to the trail with their bikes on
> a
> > rack to ride the trail. You can also expect
> > parking issues at the various trailheads and
> > access points, particularly on weekends and
> > holidays.
> >
> > Hell, ripping out the rails and converting the
> > right of way to a ROAD would go further toward
> > eliminating gridlock if that is the true goal.
> If
> > the commission is serious about moving
> passengers
> > and reducing gridlock, bus rapid transit should
> be
> > considered if rail has failed. And here's a
> > dedicated corridor for it.
> >
> > It would be pretty fun to watch Mr. Peoples
> shake
> > his fist at passing buses on a dedicated
> corridor
> > not open to private vehicles or pedestrians, as
> > those passengers are briskly whisked around
> > surrounding gridlock on what should be "his"
> bike
> > trail. That my friends, is much closer to
> reality
> > than the pipe dream quoted above as a gridlock
> > solution.
> >
> >
> > Goober Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > I notice that the trail people are drooling
> > over
> > > the opportunity to rip up another rail line
> in
> > > order to preserve it. Story mentions how
> the
> > > trail would reduce gridlock, are there really
> > that
> > > many people willing to leave their cars to
> ride
> > > the trail to work??
> > > I would think finding ways to get more trucks
> > off
> > > the roads would be more of a help to the
> > gridlock
> > > problem, but maybe in better weather
> thousands
> > of
> > > people will ride the trail to work.?
>
> leave us not forget, the real estate
> developers, and their dreams.of
> riches, and the urbanization of the
> coast, what's a couple more million?
> to add to the mix, after all, they
> all will.ride bikes, lmmfao
Fail Now’s final solution is to sell off all unused property to BP’s developer buddies. Guess he won’t be worried about the new taxes to fuel and reg his gas guzzler toyota tundra.
