[PRCo] Re: Port Authority approves huge cuts in bus, trolley service | Allegheny Co. News - WTAE Home

[Phillip Clark Campbell]

Mr.Swindler,


Your posts are in a new and radically different direction.  They have power,
information, and are highly thought provoking.  Did you receive a
promotion?  Did you just get married?  There is life in abundance
with each of your posts.  Did I miss this before?  I need to go back
and read your posts; maybe I missed something--maybe I missed much.
 

Phil



----- Original Message -----
From: John Swindler <j_swindler at hotmail.com>
To: pittsburgh-railways at dementix.org
Cc: 
Sent: Wednesday, May 2, 2012 10:25 AM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Port Authority approves huge cuts in bus, trolley service | Allegheny Co. News - WTAE Home


  The political term for this is  'mobilizing our constituency'  for the purpose to lobby the state legislature.  It's been almost an annual charade for past dozen plus years. What the state legislature should do is authorize counties to impose a sales tax for transit.  But local politicians will not want that - it would mean making the local taxpayers responsible.  It is easier to blame the state. As a general question, what does it cost PAT to put a bus on the road for one hour???  What does it cost Beaver County, Westmoreland Conty, Allentown, Harrisburg or Mid Mon Valley to put a bus on the road for one hour??? And each time you ride a PAT vehicle, what percentage of the cost of your trip did you pay??  Did the state pay??  Did Allegheny County pay?? CheersJohn