[PRCo] Re: Pen's get new luxury hotel

[John Swindler]

>From northside, following East St. expressway corridor towards Cranberry is an option.  Another direction might be westward towards the Airport busway.  A third might be conversion of East Busway to light rail.   
 
At some point the so called Spine Line should again be considered as it would connect the two primary traffic generators in the Pittsburgh area.  
 
Far too often, Pittsburgh politicians are too busy being Pittsburgh politicians.
 
John   
 
 
> From: mtoytrain at bellsouth.net> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Pen's get new luxury hotel> Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 20:15:35 +0000> > >  Fred - you keep saying the City of Pittsburgh has 300,000 people, which is true, however> Allegheny County has over a 1,200,000, plus the 5 county metro area  has nearly 2.5 million,  checked available office space in downtown Pittsburgh and the city has one of the highest occupancy rates in the country, so there are alot of people commuting to downtown Pittsburgh, many of the Pittsburgh people have moved out of the area, plus alot have moved to counties outside of Allegheny, but many still work in Pittsburgh. Most of the times I rode the T the cars were full, what would stop  people from riding into downtown from the North Hills or East side communities?  With Mr. Obama promoting all these new jobs> in contstructing highways etc, someone needs to tell him, RAILS are our future!    Friends from Chevy Chase MD, and Arlington VA recently visited Pittsburgh for the first time and were impressed with what> they found.   > --> From: Jerry "Matt" Matsick> > AGING: Eventually you will reach a point when you > stop lying about your age and start Bragging > about it. >   -------------- Original message from Phillip Clark Campbell <pcc_sr at yahoo.com>: --------------> > > > ----- Original Message ----> > > > > From: Schneider Fred > > > To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org> > > Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 6:30:57 PM> > > Subject: [PRCo] Re: Pen's get new luxury hotel> > > > > > Imagined tax revenues is the answer.> > > > $$$$$> > > > $$$$$$$> > > > $$$$$$> > > > $$$$$$$$$> > > > It is the dollar that rules isn't it.> > > > > > > > Portland is an enigma to me ... the light rail fits in with the > > > culture ... it fits there like it fits in Europe but doesn't fit in > > > Memphis ... it fits because the mentality of the people there accept > > > urban life. ..... The Oregonians are > > > very jealous about their culture and keeping out the riff raff. > > > > Better look again Mr.Schneider. Number of Homeless on the> > streets of Portland makes Los Angeles look like Paradise on earth.> > All over downtown Portland. Appears disproportionate to> > the extreme doesn't it.> > > > Yes, rail works very well in Portland, even the 'so-called streetcar.'> > > > > > > > Phil> > > > > > > > > > > > > 
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