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Old Coot (385 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 07:53 PM Original message |
U.S. states to lead in creating high-speed rail: Biden |
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Alcibiades (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 08:08 PM Response to Original message |
1. Where are the routes? |
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blue_onyx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 08:26 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. My Governor was one of the people meeting with Biden |
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avaistheone1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 08:38 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. I don't see a need. The average commute for most Americans is only |
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Tunkamerica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 08:51 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. People said we didn't need the Blue Ridge Parkway |
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ohio2007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 08:57 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. First there was the bridge to nowhere ...crazy |
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izquierdista (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 09:05 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. Open your eyes |
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avaistheone1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 09:13 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. I am open, but there is no plan and there is no need. |
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Old Hob (296 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 09:27 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. you can give up your car when the high speed train comes then |
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izquierdista (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 09:42 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Living without a car |
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Old Hob (296 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 02:39 AM Response to Reply #12 |
13. ........ |
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Sen. Walter Sobchak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 09:34 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. Europeans love their cars every bit as much as we do, |
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demo dutch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 11:33 AM Response to Reply #11 |
20. They prefer not to sit in traffic the way we do |
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demo dutch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 11:31 AM Response to Reply #3 |
18. It may be 16 miles, which takes 1 hr where I live. Would take a train in a minute if there was one! |
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Alcibiades (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 03:18 PM Response to Reply #3 |
24. In some places it's much longer |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 10:11 AM Response to Reply #2 |
16. The only problem I see.... |
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ohio2007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 09:04 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. imo, it will modernize the northeast corridor most likely |
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du_grad (122 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 10:26 AM Response to Reply #6 |
17. Not all of Ohio is cattle car country |
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MasonJar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 09:20 PM Response to Original message |
9. $100 billion for another year of war and a mere $18 billion for high-speed rail? |
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Veruca Salt (846 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 10:05 AM Response to Original message |
14. I want to see more rail all over the country! |
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demo dutch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 11:32 AM Response to Reply #14 |
19. yes please!! average commute maybe 16 miles, which take me 1 hr! |
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Veruca Salt (846 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 07:12 PM Response to Reply #19 |
27. OMG that must be some killer traffic! |
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Vidar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 10:06 AM Response to Original message |
15. Good move by Granholm. |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 11:33 AM Response to Original message |
21. Woohoo @ an excellent start! |
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amandabeech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 01:07 PM Response to Original message |
22. Here's a link to the Department of Transportation's high speed rail map. |
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SKKY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 01:22 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. I would gladly take high-speed rail from NY to LA over flying... |
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amandabeech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 06:47 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. I'm sure that there are more like you. |
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SKKY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 07:08 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. Yea, that's all good and everything, saving the earth and stuff... |
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Veruca Salt (846 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 07:16 PM Response to Reply #22 |
29. WOW that right there is a thing of beauty to behold! |
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Kingofalldems (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 07:12 PM Response to Original message |
28. This is great--gimme a ride on the the bullet train |
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