How about this gem? Where do these people come from!! And this guy draws two government paychecks yet calls out public investment in HSR....
Another Viewpoint: Rail is for freight, highways for people
Published: Friday, February 25, 2011
By Bruce Landeg
Another Viewpoint is a column The News-Herald makes available so all sides of issues may by aired. Bruce Landeg is Lake County's chief deputy engineer and an officer in the Ohio National Guard. He lives in Mentor.
"A perfection of means, and confusion of aims, seems to be our main problem." — Albert Einstein
The Obama Administration has placed an emphasis on building high-speed rail (HSR) to connect communities and economic centers across the country.
As with many government programs, the brainstorming on this one was limited to the idealistic benefits and did not consider the financial realities or the practical risks to all Americans. The security environments of the 21st Century dictate that this vision for passenger rail will have major unintended consequences.
READ MORE AT:
http://news-herald.com/articles/2011/02/25/opinion/nh3677734.txt
Another Viewpoint: Rail is for freight, highways for people
Published: Friday, February 25, 2011
By Bruce Landeg
Another Viewpoint is a column The News-Herald makes available so all sides of issues may by aired. Bruce Landeg is Lake County's chief deputy engineer and an officer in the Ohio National Guard. He lives in Mentor.
"A perfection of means, and confusion of aims, seems to be our main problem." — Albert Einstein
The Obama Administration has placed an emphasis on building high-speed rail (HSR) to connect communities and economic centers across the country.
As with many government programs, the brainstorming on this one was limited to the idealistic benefits and did not consider the financial realities or the practical risks to all Americans. The security environments of the 21st Century dictate that this vision for passenger rail will have major unintended consequences.
READ MORE AT:
http://news-herald.com/articles/2011/02/25/opinion/nh3677734.txt
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All Aboard Ohio
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Executive Director
All Aboard Ohio
12029 Clifton Blvd., Suite 505
Cleveland, OH 44107
(216) 288-4883
kenprendergast@allaboardohio.org
www.allaboardohio.org
