Editorial: Now would be a good time to raise Gas Taxes September 1st, 2007
By Noel T. Braymer
The recent collapse of the I-35W Freeway Bridge in Minneapolis highlights a problem that has been growing for years: the deferred maintenance of much of America’s infrastructure. There is an old saying in Economics: “There is no such thing as a free lunch“. The “free lunch” referred to was the practise in the past of Bars serving a “free lunch” with the purchase of a beer. The purchase of the beer paid for the “free lunch” and besides the lunch was usually made up of salty foods which tended to make the bar patron thirsty for what else; more beer. The point is one way or the other you or someone pays for what you get. Any money “saved” putting off work on the I-35W Bridge was more than lost when the bridge collapsed. To quote another old saying “a stitch in time save nine.”
RailPAC September MEETING NOTICE September 1st, 2007
| September 15, 2007 | ||
| 10:00 AM | to | 3:30 PM |
At the California State Rail Museum in the Museum Theater (use east “group” entrance), in Old Sacramento! Reserve your space NOW! Only a few days left to reserve! EVERYONE is welcome! And, it’s FREE! Our topic: “Running Trains WITHOUT Money!” A Presentation from Operation Lifesaver just added! See new parking information above! New 9/8/07
Confirmed Speaker lineup of top California rail Leaders:
Kempton, Bronte, Skoropowski, Mortensen, Hutchison
Bay Bridge Closure- Labor Day Weekend (Followup) August 26th, 2007
| August 31, 2007 8:00 PM | to | September 4, 2007 4:00 AM |
The Bay Bridge reopened at 6 PM on Monday, September 3, 11 hours ahead of schedule. Over the weekend BART carried a record number of passengers, became a rolling party with its overnight service, and other public transportation systems saw record numbers of riders! No major tieups were encountered. Congratulations to Caltrans for its $1 million campaign of information leading up to this event!
