Comments on: Neal Peirce: Cities and Suburbs Must Collaborate to Expand Transit http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/08/05/neal-peirce-cities-and-suburbs-must-collaborate-to-expand-transit/ Covering the New York City Streets Renaissance Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:41:43 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: PayingItNow http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/08/05/neal-peirce-cities-and-suburbs-must-collaborate-to-expand-transit/comment-page-1/#comment-54758 PayingItNow Thu, 07 Aug 2008 20:45:04 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/08/05/neal-peirce-cities-and-suburbs-must-collaborate-to-expand-transit/#comment-54758 In the NY metropolitan area, we already have two such entities -- the MTA and the Port Authority. However, New York politics never fail to defeat rational, equitable allocation of resources. We have the structures in place to support regional planning, funding, and implementation, but power just doesn't work that way in these parts. In the NY metropolitan area, we already have two such entities -- the MTA and the Port Authority. However, New York politics never fail to defeat rational, equitable allocation of resources. We have the structures in place to support regional planning, funding, and implementation, but power just doesn't work that way in these parts.

]]> By: mfs http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/08/05/neal-peirce-cities-and-suburbs-must-collaborate-to-expand-transit/comment-page-1/#comment-54671 mfs Tue, 05 Aug 2008 22:30:38 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/08/05/neal-peirce-cities-and-suburbs-must-collaborate-to-expand-transit/#comment-54671 This metropolitan transportation tax has been an extremely contentious issue in my home state of Virginia, which is apparently the new bellwether state. While the taxes that have been proposed for Northern Virginia have mostly been for highways, there is a perpetual battle between Northern Virginia and the Hampton Roads area vs. the rest of the state over how to equitably tax for transportation. The politics of dedicating such taxes to transit is an even thornier issue. This metropolitan transportation tax has been an extremely contentious issue in my home state of Virginia, which is apparently the new bellwether state. While the taxes that have been proposed for Northern Virginia have mostly been for highways, there is a perpetual battle between Northern Virginia and the Hampton Roads area vs. the rest of the state over how to equitably tax for transportation. The politics of dedicating such taxes to transit is an even thornier issue.

]]> By: Larry Littlefield http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/08/05/neal-peirce-cities-and-suburbs-must-collaborate-to-expand-transit/comment-page-1/#comment-54652 Larry Littlefield Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:13:55 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/08/05/neal-peirce-cities-and-suburbs-must-collaborate-to-expand-transit/#comment-54652 Well, I guess one could argue that Minnesota managed to get Washington to replace that bridge. That appears to be the "plan for the future" here, too. But all it takes is an earthquake in California to shift all the nation's resources out of NYC and everywhere else. There is much less sympathy for our unnatural disasters. Well, I guess one could argue that Minnesota managed to get Washington to replace that bridge. That appears to be the "plan for the future" here, too.

But all it takes is an earthquake in California to shift all the nation's resources out of NYC and everywhere else. There is much less sympathy for our unnatural disasters.

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