Posts Tagged by MonFayette

Clippings from December 18th – December 19th

Here are some blog posts, article and links that you may have missed. The Hot Sheet » Blog Archive » What’s hot in the streets for 2009? – There’s so many things to do, so little time: what should the PA League prioritize in 2009? Well, we’re asking our supporters for their input! Free Wheels:…

Bailing Out the Big Three and the Mon Fayette Expressway

Image by Getty Images via DaylifeI was just reading the latest email from Michael Moore about bailing out the big three automakers – I like that he offers an alternative to the bailout, I don’t know if it is the right alternative but it is helpful to see some alternative ideas discussed (I am including…

Clippings from September 13th – September 15th

Here are some blog posts, article and links that you may have missed. Null Space: watching the bus drive by – "More politics involved this time for sure, but one of my answers is that the Port Authority's upper Management and fellow travelers have spent a lot more time and effort on PR this time…

Clippings from August 27th – August 29th

Here are some blog posts, article and links that you may have missed. Biden will lead city’s Labor Day parade – Pittsburgh Tribune-Review – Joe Biden will be in Pittsburgh on Monday to walk in Pittsburgh labor day parade which is one of the largest in the country. Letters to the editor – MonFayette Expressway…

Last Day to Vote on the PG’s MonFayette Poll

As we mentioned last week – the Post-Gazette has an online poll about the MonFayette Expressway. Do you want a private-public partnership to pay half of the $3.6 billion cost of completing the Mon-Fayette Expressway? Click here to vote at the Post-Gazette.com  The responses have shifted in the past few days A. Yes, the road…

VOTE! Post-Gazette Poll on the MonFayette Expressway

Do you want a private-public partnership to pay half of the $3.6 billion cost of completing the Mon-Fayette Expressway? Click here to vote at the Post-Gazette.com  – the poll is open from Feb. 4 to Feb. 11. Current Results: A. Yes, the road needs to be completed – 341 (55%) responses.unshift([1,341]); B. No, let the…

Got an extra $1.5 billion lying around somewhere?

Geeks like me who were following closely what the state was doing to solve our transportation funding crisis last year looked at Act 44 and saw a loose collection of half-assed solutions mixed in with a few new problems. Bond financing, tolling I-80, blah blah blah — not enough money to solve the real crisis,…