Comments on: Oberstar’s Call to “Rebuild America,” and Other Stimulus Notes http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/01/12/oberstars-call-to-rebuild-america-and-other-stimulus-notes/ Covering the New York City Streets Renaissance Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:01:47 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Rhywun http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/01/12/oberstars-call-to-rebuild-america-and-other-stimulus-notes/comment-page-1/#comment-61535 Rhywun Mon, 12 Jan 2009 17:40:34 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=5247#comment-61535 It's amazing to me that even *ninety days* isn't enough time to get a subway station renovation going. It's amazing to me that even *ninety days* isn't enough time to get a subway station renovation going.

]]> By: Kevin Buchanan http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/01/12/oberstars-call-to-rebuild-america-and-other-stimulus-notes/comment-page-1/#comment-61531 Kevin Buchanan Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:22:23 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=5247#comment-61531 Another good example of why directing the stimulus to cities is more worthwhile: the Texas DOT wants tons for highways, but the city of Fort Worth prefers almost $500 million for rail. http://fortworthology.com/2009/01/12/fort-worth-seeking-471-million-for-southwest-to-northeast-rail/ The Southwest-to-Northeast rail project is the single biggest item on the city's wish list for the stimulus. Good proof that we're not all as backwards as TxDOT and Governor Perry. Another good example of why directing the stimulus to cities is more worthwhile: the Texas DOT wants tons for highways, but the city of Fort Worth prefers almost $500 million for rail.

http://fortworthology.com/2009/01/12/fort-worth-seeking-471-million-for-southwest-to-northeast-rail/

The Southwest-to-Northeast rail project is the single biggest item on the city's wish list for the stimulus. Good proof that we're not all as backwards as TxDOT and Governor Perry.

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