A few days ago we discussed the fact that Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood was scheduled to visit Michigan and make a big announcement concerning the funding of high-speed rail projects. Well, LaHood showed up as planned, and announced that a total of $2 billion in additional funding would be expended over the next several […]
Tag Archives: highway widening
LaHood announces over $200 million for Michigan rail projects… What does it mean?
Posted in Michigan, Rail, Uncategorized Also tagged accusations of socialism, Amtrak, Detroit - Chicago rail, Englewood Flyover, high-speed rail, highway projects, highway subsidies, interstate highway system, mass transit, mass transit subsidies, Mike Cox, Norfolk Southern, passenger rail, Rail, Ray LaHood, Richard Murphy, Rick Snyder, Scott Walker, Talgo, tea party, trains, trolls, Wisconsin 29 Comments
Widening highways does not save fuel
Over the weekend I posted a mini rant here on the subject of highway widening. To make a short story even shorter, I was pissed that instead of funding rail projects, or repairing existing highway infrastructure, some of the stimulus money being spent here in Michigan was going toward the widening of highways. In the […]
Posted in Environment, Michigan, Sustainability Also tagged Anthony Downs, Kalamazoo Metro Transit, Murph, Seattle, Sightline Institute, Still Stuck in Traffic, traffic 8 Comments
The Feds help Michigan borrow $2 billion more to build more highways
Saying, “This is so excellent,” and hollering “Whoooo!“, our Governor enthusiastically accepted the $2 billion in federal aid that comes along with being the most economically fucked state in the union. Governor Granholm publicly accepted the news from Vice President Joe Biden in Kalamazoo this afternoon, where they were gathered to celebrate – according to […]
Posted in Economics, Michigan, Politics Also tagged doubling down, highway projects, Jennifer Granholm, Joe Biden, Kalamazoo, mass transit, Michigan is doomed, priorities, Recovery Zone Bonds, stimulus, stupid government 20 Comments