[PRCo] Re: Glassport Loop

[Edward H. Lybarger]

I saw the same thing across Indiana and Illinois last week.  The Indiana
Toll Road really looks minimal...there is a surface, but it doesn't look
very nice or very permanent.  It's an example of a privately-run facility.
The Dulles Toll Road in Virginia, which I understand is likewise private,
is, on the other hand, pretty well maintained.

-----Original Message-----
From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementix.org
[mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementix.org] On Behalf Of Fred
Schneider
Sent: Monday, April 30, 2012 4:36 PM
To: pittsburgh-railways at dementix.org
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Glassport Loop

Everywhere....

My last two drives across the U. S. showed roads in all states in worse
condition than I ever saw them before.


On Apr 30, 2012, at 3:53 PM, Barry, Matthew R wrote:

> I know.   Our infrastructure is hurting.  Aside from public
transportation, I haven't seen bridges and streets in the condition that
they are in, in quite a long time.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementix.org
[mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementix.org] On Behalf Of Fred
Schneider
> Sent: Monday, April 30, 2012 3:47 PM
> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementix.org
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Glassport Loop
> 
> Vote 'publican and lose more service!   :<)   
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> There was a great young lady who worked for me.  She left labor and
industry and moved over to Department of Education to get a promotion.   A
few weeks ago I had lunch with her ... you know the kind ... the daughter
you wish you had.   Now she told me that they have not hired anyone in her
department since her.   It is always easy to find money to hire consultants
to do the work but there is no money to hire people on the state payroll.
Why?   The consultants can be told to give money back to the reelection
campaigns if they are hired but you cannot legally torque an employees arm.

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> On Apr 30, 2012, at 3:10 PM, Barry, Matthew R wrote:
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>> Right now, it looks like I'll be losing service to the Homestead
Park(Munhall) Lincoln Place area come this September.   After years and
years of bus service and streetcar (route 65 Munhall), we'll have to walk a
few miles either to 8th Ave in Homestead for a bus, or to Mifflin Road, in
the opposite direction.
>> Then, I recalled that, as of last year, the people of Glassport were left
without any service as well.
>> 
>> From the streetcar years:
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>> http://www.liquala.com/pcc-307.html
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