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Re: Evil Thomas Must Be Stopped?
Author: Carol L. Voss
Date: 12-27-2012 - 22:19
Gene Wrote:
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> The San Jose light rail system was politically
> designed not practically designed. However were it
> practically designed, it wouldn't have been built
> as it would have been discovered that there was no
> practical use for the thing in the first place and
> they could be much more flexible with an efficient
> bus system. Which by the way was already in
> existance.
> But for rail enthusiasts, bus is a very dirty
> word.
> They are doing the same thing twenty five years
> later in Marin County and Sonoma County called
> SMART. And it ain't. For alot of reasons. But
> politics reigns supreme. Again.
> Gene
Yep, and that's why we all said "You're gonna do what??" "Why??and the answer was to just go ahead and do it----I am sure that someone said we have governnment money which of course we all know as taxpayers doesnt come from our pockets but from aliens from another planet
---and so we have the VTA from nowhere to nowhere with no one riding it. We go up to San Jose maybe every 6 weeks or so and we ride up 87 by the light rail and see the empty cars----yes, we aren't there at "high commuter traffic time" but Ill bet there are no people standing--------------WHen I was asst. administrator at Santa Teresa they were telling us how many of our patients would be using the light rail and our shuttle to get to their appointments-----------bullcrap. Didn't happen. Just poor planning and---------as we all know-----------we like our cars.
C.
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> The San Jose light rail system was politically
> designed not practically designed. However were it
> practically designed, it wouldn't have been built
> as it would have been discovered that there was no
> practical use for the thing in the first place and
> they could be much more flexible with an efficient
> bus system. Which by the way was already in
> existance.
> But for rail enthusiasts, bus is a very dirty
> word.
> They are doing the same thing twenty five years
> later in Marin County and Sonoma County called
> SMART. And it ain't. For alot of reasons. But
> politics reigns supreme. Again.
> Gene
Yep, and that's why we all said "You're gonna do what??" "Why??and the answer was to just go ahead and do it----I am sure that someone said we have governnment money which of course we all know as taxpayers doesnt come from our pockets but from aliens from another planet
---and so we have the VTA from nowhere to nowhere with no one riding it. We go up to San Jose maybe every 6 weeks or so and we ride up 87 by the light rail and see the empty cars----yes, we aren't there at "high commuter traffic time" but Ill bet there are no people standing--------------WHen I was asst. administrator at Santa Teresa they were telling us how many of our patients would be using the light rail and our shuttle to get to their appointments-----------bullcrap. Didn't happen. Just poor planning and---------as we all know-----------we like our cars.
C.
