[PRCo] Re: why is it so quiet?

[John Swindler]

And what about the county commissioners??  In the end, it is the county 
commissioners, through appointment of PAT board members and setting local 
subsidy payment levels, that determine PAT service levels and fare 
structure.  That has nothing to do with state nor federal government.

But since all politics are local, it is politically correct for local press 
to blame entities that are outside Allegheny County.  How much are Allegheny 
County residents willing to pay in local property taxes and wage taxes to 
support low transit fares and high service levels??

John




>From: Derrick J Brashear <shadow at dementia.org>
>Reply-To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>To: "pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org" <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
>Subject: [PRCo] Re: why is it so quiet?
>Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2003 01:00:37 -0400 (EDT)
>
>On Mon, 7 Apr 2003, Harold Geissenheimer wrote:
>
> > Also April was Earth Day.  We had a green and white E-Trolley.
>
>Still is. (April 22).
>
>Very sad that the Rendell administration, which I hoped would take a more
>progressive attitude toward transit, seems to be chasing people back to
>their cars as this Earth Day approaches.
>


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