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08-31-2009, 12:56 PM
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Originally Posted by rtandc
Vdogg, thanks for the old links, if that is all you have to offer please dont...they have been posted many times in the past.....I like how you made the first link sound like Va Bch has bought the circuit city building which they have of course they have not,....but I guess if making up a link makes your debate sound better then go ahead....but so much for your credibility...
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vdogg is one of the most reliable sources I know and you aren't very bright if you can't put two and two together and realize that light rail will be extended to pembroke and the oceanfront very soon. Do you read the newspapers? Sessoms is a light rail fiegn, he has he backing of city council, I can't wait for it.. Do you think VB purchased the NS ROW for nothing? Do you think they are buying the Circuit City Property for nothing? Do you think there is a public involvement meeting at the convention center next week for nothing? Do you think the multi million dollar EIS is underway for nothing? Wow
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08-31-2009, 01:34 PM
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vdogg is one of the most reliable sources I know and you aren't very bright if you can't put two and two together and realize that light rail will be extended to pembroke and the oceanfront very soon. Do you read the newspapers? Sessoms is a light rail fiegn, he has he backing of city council, I can't wait for it.. Do you think VB purchased the NS ROW for nothing? Do you think they are buying the Circuit City Property for nothing? Do you think there is a public involvement meeting at the convention center next week for nothing? Do you think the multi million dollar EIS is underway for nothing? Wow
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LOL we can play this game all day
do you think city council is worry about the past referendum on light rail....I know the members I have spoke to are concerned
do you think any federal or state money is available for light rail when billions of dollars must be cut just from the state budget this year
do you think that the city is looking at the circuit city building for more of an extention of town center and not just the possibility for just light rail....
do you really think the Va Bch city council is so dumb that they wont wait to see how the starter line in Norfolk does before they decide to do anything one way or the other about the possibility of light rail.......
you got your butt handed to you from members on this forum regarding the city of Roanoke and Hampton Roads over passenger rail..do you really want to go for round two?...
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08-31-2009, 01:46 PM
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LOL we can play this game all day
do you think city council is worry about the past referendum on light rail....I know the members I have spoke to are concerned
do you think any federal or state money is available for light rail when billions of dollars must be cut just from the state budget this year
do you think that the city is looking at the circuit city building for more of an extention of town center and not just the possibility for just light rail....
do you really think the Va Bch city council is so dumb that they wont wait to see how the starter line in Norfolk does before they decide to do anything one way or the other about the possibility of light rail.......
you got your butt handed to you from members on this forum regarding the city of Roanoke and Hampton Roads over passenger rail..do you really want to go for round two?...
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Wow.
The referendum was 55-45 decision 10 years ago when there was no town center, downtown norfolk wasn't as viable a destination as it is now, and the majority of the voters where older whites that were afraid of norfolkians 'inflitrating' their 'safe' city. Things are different. Does everybody in HR have to be so short sighted?
Our democratic politicians have earmarked millions and billions of dollars for rail and mass transportation. Money is more readily available then ever.
The Circuit City lot isn't even a big deal in the transit extension. The rail will be elevated throughout Pembroke as to not disrupt traffic flow on major thoroughfares. So if it's an extenstion of TC or a transit hub, what's the difference.
Norfolk's starter line won't do great, but it wont fail misreably as it seems like your hoping it does. Norfolk relies on Virginia Beach and vice versa. Even if the starter line doesn't fare well, extend it to the oceanfront and airport and we have a transit system with high ridership.
What's my roanoke debate have to do with urban rail and hampton roads transit? If you actually read it i ****ted on his point anyhow.Round two? Fine with me. I guess this will be the knock out round?
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08-31-2009, 02:54 PM
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well lets see my last post was for Vdogg and not you but you just had to jump on the band wagon again but if Circuit city is no big deal why does it keep coming up in this discussion?
I am so glad there is someone like you on this forum that can predict the future and knows exactly how light rail will do.......
And the Norfolk/Va bch statement.....please tell me what local city around here relies on the other in Hampton Roads.......that is the biggest problem this area has faced for years...we have 7 cities with 7 different mayors/city councils that cant get along and will do anything they can to help their city even if it hurts a surrounding city.....
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09-01-2009, 11:49 AM
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big deal, city council meets the first and third Tuesday of every month and often talks about future projects.....If you go this afternoon you will most likely find that the two biggest discussions will be about the Laskin Road gateway plan and the 95 million dollar state stimulus package and how it is being spent....sure town center will be talked about as it is the cities biggest out lay of cash so far and there are several more real estate deals in the works for that area...Will light rail be talked about....sure it will........but have you ever gone to the council meetings......they talk about everything........A few months ago even the closure of Oceana was talked about again.....I dont see that happening in the next 10 years either but they still talked about it.....
Hey they might even talk about the weather, or how their vacation went.....that would be breaking news....
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09-01-2009, 11:51 AM
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ichigo ichie 1 time 1 meeting unprecedented
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only folks that ride it here are poor or need a ride bad. lota mean streets.
locked ford escort a whole lot safer.
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09-01-2009, 12:10 PM
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only folks that ride it here are poor or need a ride bad. lota mean streets.
locked ford escort a whole lot safer.
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09-01-2009, 12:11 PM
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09-01-2009, 12:12 PM
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love feels better than hate
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Originally Posted by Huckleberry3911948
only folks that ride it here are poor or need a ride bad. lota mean streets.
locked ford escort a whole lot safer.
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