[milwaukee-electric] Re: Electric railways, streetcars, interurbans, trams, light rail lines and trolley buses worldwide. City officials announce Downtown Milwaukee streetcar route.

[Gary Schnabl]

On 5/11/2010 5:47 PM, jdl896 at wi.rr.com wrote:
> All of these reasons for a low cost streetcar line make perfect sense. Those of us who no longer drive, whether disabled, or older would certainly benefit like me). I realize that non-drivers are a minority in the community mostly because of the money it takes to purchase, park and maintain them. Are these the kind of people Scott Walker (and other conservatives) refer to as derelicts?
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> I have been a trackless trolley/interurban fan for yours. By the way, I am truly offended by whoever said they couldn't wait until the skies were 'black with trolley wires' Maybe they'd prefer the health hazards of smog and pollution for gas and motor oil to fill the air, instead.
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> Jon
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Yet, most American electric utilities burn our 700-year reserves of 
coal. Hardly pollution free, though.

But still we have to burn it (or nuclear fuel...) if our country wants 
to maintain or increase its electrical consumption. BTW, as an 
electrical engineer myself, I maintain the so-called anthropogenic 
global warming is not anywhere near proven science--just another means 
for the socialists to tax utilities via Cap & Trade--who in turn will 
tax their consumers with yet higher mandated rate increases.

Gary


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Gary Schnabl
Southwest Detroit, two miles NORTH! of Canada--Windsor, that is...