tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721799301702528076.post7468552807722297677..comments2023-10-17T05:44:23.781-04:00Comments on COAST - Fighting for the taxpayers, not working against them!: COAST Endorses Trolley Petition DriveCOASThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16200778324645740094noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721799301702528076.post-33930670952141716302009-05-31T02:43:48.596-04:002009-05-31T02:43:48.596-04:00If this is the first phase, how much will future p...If this is the first phase, how much will future phases cost?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721799301702528076.post-63603707375059738902009-02-24T12:42:00.000-05:002009-02-24T12:42:00.000-05:00Randy Simes, I'm not surprised your comment wasn't...Randy Simes, I'm not surprised your comment wasn't addressed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721799301702528076.post-6147916341442598202009-01-30T16:19:00.000-05:002009-01-30T16:19:00.000-05:00"The streetcar is another story. City taxpayers ar..."The streetcar is another story. City taxpayers are being asked to shoulder the burden of a hugely expensive system that will primarily benefit only 3 of Cincinnati's 52 neighborhoods, representing perhaps 20,000 of Cincinnati's 330,000+ residents."<BR/><BR/>This is incorrect. The $185M figure represents a system that would run through Downtown, Over-the-Rhine, Clifton Heights, Corryville, and Randy Simeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14272257274373604807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721799301702528076.post-15722520909026249542009-01-30T16:12:00.000-05:002009-01-30T16:12:00.000-05:00Mark, I would tell them about the 2.7:1 benefit-to...Mark, I would tell them about the 2.7:1 benefit-to-cost ratio of the Streetcar project. I would also mention that once the core routes of the Streetcar project are built, it will be extended into our farther-out communities such as those you listed.<BR/><BR/>There is no public outcry about the I-75 widening because groups like COAST have not made it an issue in the media. For some reason, you Travis Estellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02707965541974281483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721799301702528076.post-17371672000182453452009-01-29T13:01:00.000-05:002009-01-29T13:01:00.000-05:00Travis,If City taxpayers were being shaken down to...Travis,<BR/>If City taxpayers were being shaken down to fund that Federal project, you probably would see COAST oppose it. But the benefit of a nationwide highway system is borne relatively equitably by nationwide taxes. Plus there's general agreement on the need for the expansion as evidenced by no real public opposition to it.<BR/><BR/>The streetcar is another story. City taxpayers are being Mark Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15155390616574310800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721799301702528076.post-38045699452284375832009-01-29T12:22:00.000-05:002009-01-29T12:22:00.000-05:00Sorry if it wasn't clear, but my previous comment ...Sorry if it wasn't clear, but my previous comment was partially sarcastic. I think it is ridiculous that COAST is complaining about $185 million for a Streetcar system, and demanding that the public votes on it, while we are spending billions on highways that require no such vote. <BR/><BR/>For example, the Mill Creek Expressway project, which widens I-75 between the Western Hills Viaduct and Travis Estellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02707965541974281483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721799301702528076.post-80857487311108970112009-01-25T23:23:00.000-05:002009-01-25T23:23:00.000-05:00yeah and stop all this investment in streets to th...yeah and stop all this investment in streets to the burbs that never get used. I'm tired of paying my taxes to elitist snobs who think their neighborhood is better than mine. at least the urban core generates revenue. stop fixing holes in ghettos like price hill on my walnut hills dime. lets make a law in cincy that all projects must be voted upon by the city that effect any neighborhood since drewkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01147253102139316826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721799301702528076.post-28584781555275358252009-01-23T23:22:00.000-05:002009-01-23T23:22:00.000-05:00Travis, the city of Cincinnati has a process by wh...Travis, the city of Cincinnati has a process by which city-funded items can get on the ballot. If you feel the city is spending too much on public transportation, get out from behind your computer and collect the signatures to put it on the ballot. That's what COAST is doing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721799301702528076.post-7181042218899405482009-01-21T23:00:00.000-05:002009-01-21T23:00:00.000-05:00Let's also require all new highway projects to be ...Let's also require all new highway projects to be placed on the ballot. $750 million for a new Brent Spence Bridge? That's crazy! Our political system will be so much more efficient if we require every single transportation project to be voted on!Travis Estellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02707965541974281483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721799301702528076.post-42029386814886453682009-01-21T22:59:00.000-05:002009-01-21T22:59:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Travis Estellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02707965541974281483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721799301702528076.post-17251526737932543572009-01-20T14:43:00.000-05:002009-01-20T14:43:00.000-05:00Good job COAST and NAACP. We need to stand up to ...Good job COAST and NAACP. We need to stand up to politicians who waste valuable resources on pet projects that benefit the few.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721799301702528076.post-90807706414933937502009-01-19T13:03:00.000-05:002009-01-19T13:03:00.000-05:00Give 'em hell. This is a boondoggle that is only ...Give 'em hell. This is a boondoggle that is only for the benfit of a few property interests. Socializing the cost and privatizing the profit is the goal here. Time to put a stop to such wasteful spending.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com