.. ... As someone heavily involved in local public transit issues, and therefore involved with MPOs, I'll point out that MPOs are REGIONAL agencies and TIPs...
The "forget" statement is credited to A. Kummant and was widely published in railfan magazines during the summer. It came up in a interview that I first saw ...
.. ... Just a quick addendum - and caveat - to my previous comments. Anything that goes through an MPO takes TIME - lots of it. Usually it must adhere to a...
We already have a point person east of New Orleans - a Subcommittee Chair, in fact. John Sita ... it ... community ... process, etc. ... East ... able ... the ...
And a few others odds and ends of helpers. Jerry ... From: John Sita To: SMART_RAIL@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2008 7:46 PM Subject:...
.. ... OK, well, then, I perceive a confusion between organization and organizational structure. What counts in organization is the people involved,...
In Florida, of course, we have a confused situation. C. Brown is all for getting the service back and was instrumental in getting the study language inserted ...
.. ... ...Which allows me to segue to another point about this whole issue of restoring the Sunset: For many of us, the outcome has been depending on the Nov....
.. ... Absolutely true. In fact, city council (and county commissioner or whatever) resolutions carry far more weight (by a factor in the double-digits) - but...
You cannot do a NO to Jacksonville in less than 15.5 hours and a crew change would be required by Amtrak at Pensacola. However, if a two day trip were...
.. ... Part of me wants to say it's an impossible pipe dream, but the other part wants to say we could actually pull off something. After I thought about it...
John, I couldn't agree with you more. Forget Forgot, Tomatoe or tomawtoe, daily service from LA to Orlando is our goal. Time is of the essance. Thank you Tom,...
Amtrak looks at putting train depot in Loma Linda By Stephen Wall, Staff Writer Article Launched: 10/31/2008 10:05:06 PM PDT LOMA LINDA - Amtrak is interested...
"It all comes down to influencing local-area legislators - especially If the SMART "Restoration" committee (east of NOL) wants help from other legislators...
"I would also think besides letters of support that city council resolutions would also speak volumes as well!" Tom Reiser Thank you Tom, excellent idea. For...
Allan Harrison county and related city governments is also doable. Get the document together and this is a great start. Your point is important though, a...
Maybe someone can come up with better language than I can, but here are some of the points that need to be made in any resolution: 1. Service should be daily...
John Sita made a comment about the need for a good presentation. I think this is the core of any effort to promote especially the restoration of the Sunset...
TXARP has had daily service as a priority for most of it's 10 years in existence.. Senator Hutchison has likewise pushed for increased service, as have several...
Aas much as I despise tri-weekly service and desire daily service, east of New Orleans has absolutely no service. If the SUNSET LIMITED was restored from New...
Well lets not get carried away. I would say the tracks have been open from a CSX point of view for a few years. The politicians that are active in the...
PowerPoint is a good choice and easy to use. It is now possible to get an open source program that will handle PowerPoint, but a caveat is in order. I...
Amen to that John. Here in Jacksonville, the only way west is some fly by night thing called SouthWest Airlines. I prefer my flying to be at 55 knots really...
.. ... Depending on the outcome tomorrow, we may be able to - plausibly - push for the whole enchilada. I see going for a full daily-service Sunset from...
Just a thought Jerry--more individuals can deal with PDF files--for instance I can receive PDF's and open them both at home and at work, but no powerpoint at...
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