Comments on: New York’s Stimulating Roadways

By: Silhouette

Silhouette — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 06:08:16 +0000

This is an interesting subject and it reminds me of something I wanted to talk about: Los Angeles and the waste associated with that city. The traffic there is....simply unbelievable. The sheer volume of fuel consumed there on a daily basis is staggering. It must be staggering. Not so long ago I had the opportunity to spend a few days camping near a freeway on the outskirts mind you of LA. It was five lanes wide and so packed with cars it was a joke. I awoke a couple of times in the night around 2 or 3 AM to a sound of traffic nearly as heavy as rush hour. It never broke pace the entire time we were there.

This was just one of dozens of major freeways choked at any given hour with commuters, most of which were one person to one car. There wasn't a sign of any mass transit I could see. Trying to do that with busses or subways seems implausible. Monorails seem the only answer.

If we could reduce by 1/3 the amount of fuel LA consumes each year, we'd go a long way towards national security. LA has had decades of prosperity before the crash to get it together but they've failed. You want a huge chunk taken off the energy consumption issue? Attack LA's irresponsible driving behavior. Put people to work there setting up a massive monorail system and you'll get employment back up and energy consumption down.

God what a nightmare that setup is!

By: casualobserver

casualobserver — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 23:39:31 +0000

“saving jobs”………extended unemployment benefits by another name.

Had you the guts to label it appropriately the first time, you might have actually gotten bipartisan support.
……….and the noose of failed promises might not be getting fitted around your neck.

By: ChrisWWW

ChrisWWW — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:25:40 +0000

I'm all for stimulus money providing long term value (like building new infrastructure). But *saving* jobs is very important. Hiring new people takes time and money in both the hiring process and then training. That's why a worker that has been in their job for a while should be more productive and thus better for our economy.

By: New York’s Stimulating Roadways

New York’s Stimulating Roadways — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:46:26 +0000

[...] News Sources wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptOut here in the Empire State, plenty of funds from the original Porkulus bill have arrived. But instead of going into shovel ready projects and the creation of new jobs, our perennially budget challenged state government has channeled the funds into making up shortfalls for their poor planning and inability to mange the public purse. New York state has used most of its economic stimulus funding so far to plug holes in its budget and has spent very little on new highway construction, accordi [...]