Comments on: What’s Next After 35W Bridge Collapse? - #1 Repeal the MVST Amendment http://www.residualforces.com/2007/08/04/whats-next-after-35w-bridge-collapse-1-repeal-the-mvst-amendment/ A Stream of Consciousness by Andy Aplikowski on His Life, His Politics, His Dogs, His Truck, and Whatever Pleases His Fancy Fri, 09 Jan 2009 09:51:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Residual Forces » Blog Archive » What’s Next After 35W Bridge Collapse? - #2 Forget a Gas Tax *Increase* http://www.residualforces.com/2007/08/04/whats-next-after-35w-bridge-collapse-1-repeal-the-mvst-amendment/#comment-39011 Residual Forces » Blog Archive » What’s Next After 35W Bridge Collapse? - #2 Forget a Gas Tax *Increase* Mon, 06 Aug 2007 11:41:51 +0000 http://www.residualforces.com/2007/08/04/whats-next-after-35w-bridge-collapse-1-repeal-the-mvst-amendment/#comment-39011 [...] What’s Next After 35W Bridge Collapse? - #1 Repeal the MVST Amendment [...] [...] What’s Next After 35W Bridge Collapse? - #1 Repeal the MVST Amendment [...]

]]> By: rinos4repya http://www.residualforces.com/2007/08/04/whats-next-after-35w-bridge-collapse-1-repeal-the-mvst-amendment/#comment-39008 rinos4repya Sun, 05 Aug 2007 19:19:33 +0000 http://www.residualforces.com/2007/08/04/whats-next-after-35w-bridge-collapse-1-repeal-the-mvst-amendment/#comment-39008 Hey fracktard - Although I don't like mass transit, buses are needed to relieve the congestion that will hit 94 and 280 now that 35W is out of commission. The state needs every penny to get 35W open ASAP. If MVST hadn't passed, your $2350 in taxes would've gone to Minnesota Care and other social welfare programs. Not one cent would have gone to anything remotely related to transportation. Hey fracktard -

Although I don’t like mass transit, buses are needed to relieve the congestion that will hit 94 and 280 now that 35W is out of commission. The state needs every penny to get 35W open ASAP.

If MVST hadn’t passed, your $2350 in taxes would’ve gone to Minnesota Care and other social welfare programs. Not one cent would have gone to anything remotely related to transportation.

]]> By: the Lady Logician http://www.residualforces.com/2007/08/04/whats-next-after-35w-bridge-collapse-1-repeal-the-mvst-amendment/#comment-39003 the Lady Logician Sat, 04 Aug 2007 22:05:14 +0000 http://www.residualforces.com/2007/08/04/whats-next-after-35w-bridge-collapse-1-repeal-the-mvst-amendment/#comment-39003 While I am certainly no fan of the MVST amendment, it certainly would not hurt to use some of that money to add transit that works - bus routes. Busses can be moved around the system to areas where they are needed - witness what Metro Transit did on Wednesday night...adding 25 busses to existing north metro routes to accomodate stranded drivers. I have no problems with transit that gets people from where they are to where they need to go in a reasonable amount of time. Given that defination now you know why I am so dead set against light rail. LL While I am certainly no fan of the MVST amendment, it certainly would not hurt to use some of that money to add transit that works - bus routes. Busses can be moved around the system to areas where they are needed - witness what Metro Transit did on Wednesday night…adding 25 busses to existing north metro routes to accomodate stranded drivers.

I have no problems with transit that gets people from where they are to where they need to go in a reasonable amount of time. Given that defination now you know why I am so dead set against light rail.

LL

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