Comments on: Today’s Headlines http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/03/31/todays-headlines-617/ Covering the New York City Streets Renaissance Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:07:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rhywun http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/03/31/todays-headlines-617/comment-page-1/#comment-65683 Rhywun Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:20:04 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=5799#comment-65683 RE: Rental Housing on the Rise in the Exurbs Drearily predictable anti-renter slurs from the Wall Street Journal. They're not quite ready to accept the fact that America isn't nearly as rich as it thinks it is, and the owning property is not going to be a middle-class activity very much longer. RE: Rental Housing on the Rise in the Exurbs

Drearily predictable anti-renter slurs from the Wall Street Journal. They’re not quite ready to accept the fact that America isn’t nearly as rich as it thinks it is, and the owning property is not going to be a middle-class activity very much longer.

]]> By: Josh http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/03/31/todays-headlines-617/comment-page-1/#comment-65644 Josh Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:40:40 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=5799#comment-65644 Also, a couple of well-put disappointing-but-true quotes from Ross Capon of the National Association of Railroad Passengers at the end of the MSNBC article about high-speed rail: "The reason why high-speed rail has never taken off is because this country is determined to live on cheap gasoline and airplane travel." and: "It's very likely that all of the [$8B for high-speed rail included in the economic stimulus package] will go to significant improvements of existing tracks. It's not going to build bullet trains." Also, a couple of well-put disappointing-but-true quotes from Ross Capon of the National Association of Railroad Passengers at the end of the MSNBC article about high-speed rail:

“The reason why high-speed rail has never taken off is because this country is determined to live on cheap gasoline and airplane travel.”

and:

“It’s very likely that all of the [$8B for high-speed rail included in the economic stimulus package] will go to significant improvements of existing tracks. It’s not going to build bullet trains.”

]]> By: Josh http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/03/31/todays-headlines-617/comment-page-1/#comment-65641 Josh Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:31:41 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=5799#comment-65641 It's frustrating to see the legislators who don't have their heads up their asses regarding bridge tolls backing down to those who do. It’s frustrating to see the legislators who don’t have their heads up their asses regarding bridge tolls backing down to those who do.

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