As I'm spending much of today interviewing City Council candidates and editing tomorrow's Viewpoint page, I'll just offer a couple of links to information available elsewhere.
First, here's an overview from University City Partners about the planning for the northeast light rail line. It's a good summation of some of the fine point design issues they're wrestling with, such as how to deal with the North Tryon Street, Harris Boulevard intersection. The next big public meetings on the plans:
• 6-8 p.m. Sept. 29 at Sugaw Creek Presbyterian Church at 101 W Sugar Creek Road
• 6-8 p.m. Sept. 30 at the Oasis Temple, 604 Doug Mayes Place in University Place
Also, thanks again to University City Partners, here's an overview of the planning for overhauling "the weave" – where N.C. 49 (North Tryon and University City Boulevard), U.S. 29 (North Tryon) and I-85 all come together.
Tuesday, September 01, 2009
Updating U-City transit, street projects
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"No, the project didn't qualify. But local taxpayers will likely get a break anyway, in the form of lower construction costs." I find this quote interesting. Where do you think the federal money comes from? Whether it is federal, state or city, it is all taxpayers money. Not that I appose these much needed improvements, just a reality check. No goverment agency generates money thae use what is collected from taxpayers
Are there any plans to update University City Blvd. into a pedestrian friendly street with curbs, sidewalk, and bike lanes? It's main road to UNCC and you would think they would have updated it by now!
Planning? For University area? Exercise in futility or a grad students project. Planning should have happened twenty years ago. Now? What is the point.
IMPEACH BEV PERDUE!
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Who is "they"? Where do "they" get money from?
These aren't rhetorical questions. Please answer them.
Ms. Newsom,
Based on the Obama Administration's most recently released estimates, your household's share of the federal debt will be $253,333 by the year 2019. This figure does not include state, county, or city debt, only federal.
In light of this fact, how do you propose paying for the projects you advocate on your website?
Everyone who lives in the University City area should contact UCity Partners and ask for a copy of their budget. As a non-profit receiving money from the public, they are required to give this to you.
Ms Hopper will likely refuse, but you should then ask again. Keep asking. You need to know how your money is being spent.
Q: “Based on the Obama Administration's most recently released estimates, your household's share of the federal debt will be $253,333 by the year 2019. In light of this fact, how do you propose paying for the projects [advocated] on [this] website?
A: The same way we’ve been paying for the huge debt deficits incurred by the Bush administration. How come you weren’t grousing about debt then?
By the way, by 2019 I estimate the remaining debt on my 3,500 square-foot house, two luxury cars and five credit cards will be $400,000. How will I ever pay for that?
The sky is falling! The sky is falling!
"Who is "they"? Where do "they" get money from?
These aren't rhetorical questions. Please answer them."
Do I really need to explain this to you? "They" is referring to the city and the state (and even UNCC who should be pressuring the city and the state to make University City Blvd a pedestrian friendly street). I see kids walking along the side of the road in the grass and up to 30 kids trying to cross the road and they have to stand in the grassy median. It's not safe at all. What happens when it's raining? They are standing in mud. Updating University City Blvd. from a rural road to an urban road should be a priority for this city.
Basically with all this deficit spending from the last 40 years we will see a rapid decrease in the purchasing power of the dollar.
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