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Old 09-29-2011, 06:46 AM
 
Location: Marietta, GA
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It would be nice to see some studies indicating estimated trips on the various proposed corridors. I've looked all over the Regional Roundtable site and can't find them. ARC's Concept 3 page, however, has an old corridor study.

Neil, are you aware that the top-end perimeter corridor was axed from the TIA?
Totally agree with you. I have not seen or heard any hard data on expected ridership or revenue prediction versus operating costs.

No, I wasn't aware that the top-end corridor was axed. I think that speaks to the politics at play. When the guy in charge of the Cumberland CID is leading the roundtable, then I think it's politics.
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Old 09-29-2011, 06:47 AM
 
Location: Marietta, GA
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By that logic I guess we should never have built railroads to the West Coast in the 1860's.
Sorry, but that is a ridiculous and flawed analogy. Comparing two completely different use cases, eras, costs, etc. Also, the railroads were private enterprises funded by private investments.
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Old 09-29-2011, 10:39 AM
 
Location: Home of the Braves
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Sorry, but that is a ridiculous and flawed analogy. Comparing two completely different use cases, eras, costs, etc. Also, the railroads were private enterprises funded by private investments.
Oh yes, private, except for the Pacific Railway Act* which provided federal subsidies for each and every mile of track. Or the millions of acres of land grants and rights-of-way, which were larger than the state of Texas for the Union Pacific and Central Pacific alone. Or the military forces provided by the federal government that offered the railroads some protection from the granted lands' erstwhile inhabitants.

It was all "private enterprise" except for that stuff.

* The act could not pass until the secession of the southern states. Even then, southerners hated trains.
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Old 09-29-2011, 02:42 PM
 
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It's not about that... it's the fact that several of the road projects on the list have other means of funding (the gas tax/GDOT) and some could even be built as toll roads (Sugarloaf Parkway extension, for example). They could take some money off of road projects which can be supplemented with other existing funds... they do not need to be almost 100% funded.
If true, then the sales tax should be lowered instead. We shouldn't nickel and dime the taxpayers. If there is all this existing funds and alternate means to fund transportation projects then TSPLOST should be voted down.
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Old 09-29-2011, 02:47 PM
 
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Oh yes, private, except for the Pacific Railway Act* which provided federal subsidies for each and every mile of track. Or the millions of acres of land grants and rights-of-way, which were larger than the state of Texas for the Union Pacific and Central Pacific alone. Or the military forces provided by the federal government that offered the railroads some protection from the granted lands' erstwhile inhabitants.

It was all "private enterprise" except for that stuff.

* The act could not pass until the secession of the southern states. Even then, southerners hated trains.
Yes, the analogy between that, and Cobb and Gwinnett joining MARTA is becoming clearer. Dobbins AFB is a modern day Fort Apache.
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Old 09-29-2011, 02:59 PM
 
Location: Home of the Braves
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Yes, the analogy between that, and Cobb and Gwinnett joining MARTA is becoming clearer. Dobbins AFB is a modern day Fort Apache.
Yeah! Hahahaha. Haha...ha.

JP can correct me if I'm wrong, but the point of the "analogy" (it wasn't one) is that we'd never accomplish anything requiring a long-term commitment if we were always limited to immediate interests. It wasn't, I strongly suspect, to explore the deep historical parallels between 21st century Cobb County's participation in MARTA and the Transcontinental Railroad.
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Old 09-29-2011, 03:09 PM
 
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Yeah! Hahahaha. Haha...ha.
A simple LOL would have been sufficient.
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Old 09-29-2011, 03:13 PM
 
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Oh yes, private, except for the Pacific Railway Act* which provided federal subsidies for each and every mile of track. Or the millions of acres of land grants and rights-of-way, which were larger than the state of Texas for the Union Pacific and Central Pacific alone. Or the military forces provided by the federal government that offered the railroads some protection from the granted lands' erstwhile inhabitants.

It was all "private enterprise" except for that stuff.

* The act could not pass until the secession of the southern states. Even then, southerners hated trains.

Actually that is false.

Southerners where looking to build their own transcontinental railroad, that was the point of the gadson purchase which braught the tuscon, az area into the country. The Cival war delayed these plans thus the line was built out of chicago.
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Old 09-29-2011, 03:29 PM
 
Location: Home of the Braves
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Actually that is false.

Southerners where looking to build their own transcontinental railroad, that was the point of the gadson purchase which braught the tuscon, az area into the country. The Cival war delayed these plans thus the line was built out of chicago.
I'm not sure what part you think is false. Surely not my whole post! The bit about southerners hating trains was just a funny. The part about southern politicians blocking the Pacific Railroad Act until they gave the Congress over to Republicans is true, so far as God, Wikipedia and I are aware.
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Old 09-29-2011, 03:34 PM
 
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I'm not sure what part you think is false. Surely not my whole post! The bit about southerners hating trains was just a funny. The part about southern politicians blocking the Pacific Railroad Act until they gave the Congress over to Republicans is true, so far as God, Wikipedia and I are aware.
I was only reffering to the hating trains.

The part and bold is very true. I think, but i could be wrong, that they voted to block it so they could be the first to build a transcontinental railroad and bennifet from it more. It is basically the same regional minded attitude we see today in the debates over the TIA.

It's sad, you would think after 150 years times would have changed.
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