tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7927807349319882991.post4617372511783914651..comments2024-01-15T19:54:05.116-05:00Comments on Nancy At Large: Planning Staff's Recommendations on the CCTCouncilmember Nancy Floreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11057395275467496388noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7927807349319882991.post-31933515290106218212009-07-06T11:19:58.609-04:002009-07-06T11:19:58.609-04:00It is important to remember how all of the planned...It is important to remember how all of the planned roads, highways and transit work together in the overall plan. To see how it works, see Park and Planning's transportation division at http://www.montgomeryplanning.org/transportation/.Councilmember Nancy Floreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11057395275467496388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7927807349319882991.post-87538086379741960542009-07-01T19:25:24.569-04:002009-07-01T19:25:24.569-04:00If the following is reasonably accurate for buildi...If the following is reasonably accurate for building roads the CCT should remain LRT as originally planned and endorsed by most politicians and residents.<br /><br />I-95 just North of Baltimore is putting in approx 5 miles of HOT lanes and rebuilding (not new and no land acquired) this project when started was estimated at approx $790million. Current price is over 1.2Billion and rising and the project is maybe 2/3 completed. That is over $200 million dollars a mile for a rehab/rebuild of an existing roadway.<br /><br />Here is another: the rebuild/reconfiguration of the I-695/I-97 interchange cost more than the first 27 mile segment of the Baltimore Central Light Rail project.....<br /><br />But motor heads think that kind of spending is OK and they just keep on spending for more pavement.<br /><br />LRT is a long term investment in valuable transit and becomes a county asset. BRT is just more pavement. The vast preponderance of new starts in the US is LRT and not BRT. Planning for BRT on the CCT is a huge mistake and giving MC short shrift in transit. And the CCT as LRT should plan to reach<br />Frederick and not stop at Clarksburg. MC is not a third world country. Is BRT the best the planners can do? If so, they should all be summarily dismissed. MC has more than enough buses now, and they do a lousy job of<br />getting motorists out of their cars. Only the desperate ride buses. <br />How did you get to work today?<br /><br />George Barsky<br />GermantownAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7927807349319882991.post-53239005174576777662009-07-01T16:56:15.584-04:002009-07-01T16:56:15.584-04:00Nancy -- For what it is worth, I favor light rail ...Nancy -- For what it is worth, I favor light rail for CCT. This area of our county is growing and I beleive that bus rapid transit will underserve the area. John DanielAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com