Comments on: Following ‘Cash for Clunkers’ with ‘Riches for Rail’ http://la.streetsblog.org/2009/08/04/following-%e2%80%98cash-for-clunkers%e2%80%99-with-%e2%80%98riches-for-rail%e2%80%99/ Covering Los Angeles's livable streets movement Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:06:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Crazy Commuter http://la.streetsblog.org/2009/08/04/following-%e2%80%98cash-for-clunkers%e2%80%99-with-%e2%80%98riches-for-rail%e2%80%99/comment-page-1/#comment-19341 Crazy Commuter Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:41:20 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=6181#comment-19341 @James LOL, I went to that Westline Expansion thing yesterday and am kicking myself for not putting "WHATEVER YOU DO DON'T USE BREDA CARS" on my comment card. Ah well, perhaps for the next round? @James LOL, I went to that Westline Expansion thing yesterday and am kicking myself for not putting “WHATEVER YOU DO DON’T USE BREDA CARS” on my comment card. Ah well, perhaps for the next round?

]]> By: Damien Goodmon http://la.streetsblog.org/2009/08/04/following-%e2%80%98cash-for-clunkers%e2%80%99-with-%e2%80%98riches-for-rail%e2%80%99/comment-page-1/#comment-19311 Damien Goodmon Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:03:08 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=6181#comment-19311 $50 billion for equipment repair? They must just be talking about the rolling stock. No way are they talking about the host of necessities like station modernization (ADA), signal and track improvements and the host of other things needed to bring our nation's transit system into the 1980s (forget 21st century). There's probably a $100 billion needed just in NYC, let alone other old transit cities like Boston and Chicago. The number is probably closer to $250 billion. $50 billion for equipment repair?

They must just be talking about the rolling stock. No way are they talking about the host of necessities like station modernization (ADA), signal and track improvements and the host of other things needed to bring our nation’s transit system into the 1980s (forget 21st century). There’s probably a $100 billion needed just in NYC, let alone other old transit cities like Boston and Chicago. The number is probably closer to $250 billion.

]]> By: James Fujita http://la.streetsblog.org/2009/08/04/following-%e2%80%98cash-for-clunkers%e2%80%99-with-%e2%80%98riches-for-rail%e2%80%99/comment-page-1/#comment-19121 James Fujita Tue, 04 Aug 2009 21:43:58 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=6181#comment-19121 replace the words "'70s era equipment" with "Breda" and the cartoon still works! replace the words “’70s era equipment” with “Breda” and the cartoon still works!

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