They decided to stop asking the feds for their 60% contribution to the project.... rendering this fantasy transit solution dead.

http://www.wral.com/news/9703237/detail.html

8/18/2006 9:04:54 PM

solution for what?

8/18/2006 9:07:28 PM

Congestion? Not that it would've solved that anyway. Are you rolling your eyes at me or the TTA?

8/18/2006 9:08:59 PM

tta all the way to the bank

8/18/2006 9:16:22 PM

it would cut into oil company profits.

8/18/2006 9:25:39 PM

so? do you think that oil industry shut it down?

8/18/2006 9:33:38 PM

we're too busy building $100 million elementary schools in Iraq to worry about actually building infrastructure in this country

8/18/2006 9:48:48 PM

Dammit, I was hoping we could get this.

8/18/2006 10:03:56 PM

You never heard of Alfred P. Sloan Jr. and the General Motors streetcar conspiracy?

8/19/2006 7:19:14 AM

TTA has been nothing but a waste. Their bussing system alone loses millions a year and the ironic thing is that the only thing that people would have used the light rail for, which would be taking it to the airport, wasn't even going to be a TTA stop as it headed towards RTP, not to mention that it would have tied up traffic since the rails weren't going to be raised and it would take almost 2 hours to go from Wake Forest to RTP.

[Edited on August 19, 2006 at 7:57 AM. Reason : more]

8/19/2006 7:45:50 AM

w00t

i'm not opposed to it, but their conception of light rail was the worst fucking idea i'd ever seen

it must be the same group of people who are dreaming up that goddamned square plaza in the middle of fayetteville st. (you know, the one they just REOPENED)

8/19/2006 8:45:50 AM

I HAVE AN IDEA

READ THE FUCKING ARTICLE NOT JUST THE GOD DAMNED HEADLINE

Quote :

"TTA board said the agency is not abandoning rail, however."

Quote :

"When asked if it was possible for the project to move forward without federal funding, Szlosberg said, "Of course. There are a million different ways to skin a cat.""

Quote :

""We are not going to skip a beat," said Szlosberg. "We are going to continue to move forward. I think you'll see in the next 60 days us really going out in the community and engaging in a community conversation about what to do next.""

8/19/2006 10:50:16 AM

^
I got an idea.

Read between the fucking lines.

8/19/2006 11:54:51 AM