Post #214,914
7/15/05 12:08:21 AM
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That looks cool
definitely need to get some shots of that. I might be thru in September, around Labor Day, on a road trip to Wisconsin.
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Post #214,961
7/15/05 10:07:30 AM
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OK, so lemme get this straight...
...Dallas decides that 1) the Mixmaster in neighboring Ft. Worth and 2) the Stack in LA are worthy of penis-envy, and so decide to make a copy of both of them?
To quote Donkey: "It sounds like someone's compensatin'!"
;-)
jb4
shrub\ufffdbish (Am., from shrub + rubbish, after the derisive name for America's 43 president; 2003) n. 1. a form of nonsensical political doubletalk wherein the speaker attempts to defend the indefensible by lying, obfuscation, or otherwise misstating the facts; GIBBERISH. 2. any of a collection of utterances from America's putative 43rd president. cf. BULLSHIT
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Post #214,969
7/15/05 10:46:35 AM
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take a look at the support columns
From [link|http://www.dallashighfive.org/default.asp|here]
[image|http://www.dallashighfive.org/aesthetics/aesthetics.jpg||||]
From [link|http://www.texasfreeway.com/Dallas/construction/completed/fw_mixmaster/fw_mixmaster.shtml|here], the MixMaster went from having support structures like this:
[image|http://www.texasfreeway.com/Dallas/construction/completed/fw_mixmaster/images/fw_downtown_old_elevated.jpg||||]
to this:
[image|http://www.texasfreeway.com/Dallas/construction/completed/fw_mixmaster/images/fw_mixmaster_3.jpg||||]
Sure, utilitarian roads work just as well, but which would you rather see on your daily commute?
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Post #214,995
7/15/05 12:03:33 PM
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I'd rather see...
...traffic moving at or near the posted speed limit, as opposed to one-tenth of that speed. At posted speed, I don't care fuckall as to how ornate the bridge support structures are. (And, given the fact that such ornateness probably carries a hefty premium of tax dollars, utilitarian is quite OK by me, thankyewverymuch.)
jb4
shrub\ufffdbish (Am., from shrub + rubbish, after the derisive name for America's 43 president; 2003) n. 1. a form of nonsensical political doubletalk wherein the speaker attempts to defend the indefensible by lying, obfuscation, or otherwise misstating the facts; GIBBERISH. 2. any of a collection of utterances from America's putative 43rd president. cf. BULLSHIT
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Post #215,006
7/15/05 1:24:53 PM
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Its not that much more
[link|http://www.sugarlandtx.gov/content/Government_Engineering.htm|US 59 expansion] - $130,000,000
[link|http://www.sugarlandtx.gov/Pressroom/59beautification.htm|US 59 Beautification] - $430,000
I agree it'd be nice to not have to ever sit in traffic, but I doubt that's something we could afford to pay for.
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Post #215,012
7/15/05 1:37:45 PM
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I dunno
Amtrak only wants $1.8B (which is the cost of 9 days in Iraq) for the next year, and Dallas is honeycombed with railroad lines (mostly UP) upon which commuter carriers could operate....
jb4
shrub\ufffdbish (Am., from shrub + rubbish, after the derisive name for America's 43 president; 2003) n. 1. a form of nonsensical political doubletalk wherein the speaker attempts to defend the indefensible by lying, obfuscation, or otherwise misstating the facts; GIBBERISH. 2. any of a collection of utterances from America's putative 43rd president. cf. BULLSHIT
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Post #215,017
7/15/05 2:20:32 PM
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It's more complicated than that
Based on SFBA experience, running a commuter rail line isn't quick to set up or super cheap to run. For example, schedules have to be coordinated with the freight trains -- which can often require track upgrades (the ACE commuter train required some doubled lines in places) and cause delays (see Amtrak long distance trains, which are often 3 hours late)
Yes, they can be a useful addition, but it has to be thought out. I'd bet even ACE, which is pretty full, runs at a loss.
Tony
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Post #215,054
7/15/05 6:13:59 PM
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So then.. all that money spent on the Taj Mahal
coulda been saved if they'd just put in a {concrete box + dome} with maybe, some decent gold grafitti about the dead wife?
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Post #215,329
7/18/05 10:47:28 AM
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I don't drive there
Nor do I pay taxes there, so I don't care what they do for recreation.
jb4
shrub\ufffdbish (Am., from shrub + rubbish, after the derisive name for America's 43 president; 2003) n. 1. a form of nonsensical political doubletalk wherein the speaker attempts to defend the indefensible by lying, obfuscation, or otherwise misstating the facts; GIBBERISH. 2. any of a collection of utterances from America's putative 43rd president. cf. BULLSHIT
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Post #215,474
7/18/05 7:38:49 PM
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Philistine!
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Post #215,622
7/19/05 2:41:01 PM
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:-\ufffd
jb4
shrub\ufffdbish (Am., from shrub + rubbish, after the derisive name for America's 43 president; 2003) n. 1. a form of nonsensical political doubletalk wherein the speaker attempts to defend the indefensible by lying, obfuscation, or otherwise misstating the facts; GIBBERISH. 2. any of a collection of utterances from America's putative 43rd president. cf. BULLSHIT
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