Comments on: Neighborhood Town Halls Kick Off Jan. 30

By: Edjey

Edjey — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 23:19:16 +0000

Yes I’m new. I just finished reading the accumulation of daily emails from the same handful of people ranting about it on the 22204 email list, and only now realized there are other parts of the internet.

By: ACDC Hack

ACDC Hack — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 22:12:52 +0000

I am so looking forward to meeting you !!

By: DCBuff

DCBuff — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 21:38:08 +0000

What if it is a bad idea? The ArlCo board seems to have a few of those, too.

By: DCBuff

DCBuff — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 21:35:49 +0000

Uh, you must be new around here. While there are plenty of vocal and not-so-vocal people against the trolley, if one reads ArlNow for any length of time one can see there are plenty of vocal people (see 4 ArlCo board members) for it.

By: Edjey

Edjey — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 21:24:32 +0000

THE most VOCAL people in Arlington are against it.

There, I fixed that for you,

By: JohnB

JohnB — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 21:17:04 +0000

I’d love to see your polling data.

By: JohnB

JohnB — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 21:16:28 +0000

Actually, the initial Columbia Pike Revitalization plan called for some basic enhancements to the transportation and we got better bus service. They continued looking at options and looked at BRT and completely replacing bus service with streetcars and ultimately decided that due to cost a “modified streetcar alternative” i.e. replace some buses with streetcars, would be more cost effective and allow for expansion to a full streetcar system later if warranted. The most recent AA/EA performed was because the expected funding fell through when the funding mechanism was determined to be unconstitutional by the VA Supreme Court:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Virginia_Transportation_Authority
And they had to go for a Federal grant which has a different process.

Also, do you support putting major road improvements to a direct vote? Do you think VDOT should have had a referendum to replace the bridge on Glebe over Rt 50? Or the bridge on Washington Blvd over the Pike? Or the mixing bowl, or the Woodrow Wilson Bridge? Or do you only think transit projects should be subject to direct democracy?

By: drax

drax — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 21:12:38 +0000

Nope. Answer it.

By: Lokic

Lokic — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 20:50:24 +0000

It’s a bad idea, and most people in Arlington are against it.

By: ACDC Hack

ACDC Hack — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 20:50:08 +0000

“Should they put everything that’s a good idea in front of voters?”

I hope that question was rhetorical …..