Comments on: Surface Red Line would squeeze out cars – that’s good! http://www.baltimorebrew.com/2009/09/03/surface-red-line-would-displace-traffic-lanes-incentivize-transit/ Stirring Up Baltimore News and Views Mon, 21 May 2012 02:42:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Reggie Cos http://www.baltimorebrew.com/2009/09/03/surface-red-line-would-displace-traffic-lanes-incentivize-transit/comment-page-1/#comment-6689 Reggie Cos Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:12:27 +0000 http://baltimorebrew.com/publish/?p=4399#comment-6689 DAN TRACY'S opinion is NOT indicative of the views of the Anchorage Homeowner's Association or its members. Owners of Boston Street homes and condos have invested millions of dollars into their properties, and they also support 80% of the City of Baltimore programs through payment of their exorbitant property taxes. Certainly, the Red Line will never become a positive "selling feature" of our homes. To the contrary, the Red Line will surely decrease our property values and will negatively affect our way of life on the harbor as we know it today! DAN TRACY’S opinion is NOT indicative of the views of the Anchorage Homeowner’s Association or its members. Owners of Boston Street homes and condos have invested millions of dollars into their properties, and they also support 80% of the City of Baltimore programs through payment of their exorbitant property taxes. Certainly, the Red Line will never become a positive “selling feature” of our homes. To the contrary, the Red Line will surely decrease our property values and will negatively affect our way of life on the harbor as we know it today!

]]> By: Marty Taylor http://www.baltimorebrew.com/2009/09/03/surface-red-line-would-displace-traffic-lanes-incentivize-transit/comment-page-1/#comment-3228 Marty Taylor Thu, 03 Sep 2009 18:56:50 +0000 http://baltimorebrew.com/publish/?p=4399#comment-3228 Oh - I forgot to mention this. Dan Tracy also knows he's in the minority of Canton residents who support the red line. Before a recent interview program, he told a red line opponent that the city must be having a hard time finding people to support the line, because they keep calling him. More evidence to support this is that when the Canton Community Association went out on a postcard campaign, over 1500 signed cards were collected against 4C in about a week. They found almost no supporters of the red line in Canton. Oh – I forgot to mention this. Dan Tracy also knows he’s in the minority of Canton residents who support the red line. Before a recent interview program, he told a red line opponent that the city must be having a hard time finding people to support the line, because they keep calling him.

More evidence to support this is that when the Canton Community Association went out on a postcard campaign, over 1500 signed cards were collected against 4C in about a week. They found almost no supporters of the red line in Canton.

]]> By: Marty Taylor http://www.baltimorebrew.com/2009/09/03/surface-red-line-would-displace-traffic-lanes-incentivize-transit/comment-page-1/#comment-3224 Marty Taylor Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:55:36 +0000 http://baltimorebrew.com/publish/?p=4399#comment-3224 Dan Tracy has it all wrong. The Red Line may increase traffic congestion and gridlock Boston Street, but in no way will it make it easier to cross. There are very few parts of Boston where the MTA is considering removing lanes of traffic. If this boondoggle is built, you will have to cross two lanes of gridlocked cars, plus two lanes of rail. Crossing six lanes total now, not four. What part of this is better than how it is now? And there will be more cars on Boston at slower speeds. That means MORE pollution: emissions are much higher when cars are idling. And they will be idling: according to the MTA's own studies Boston will be gridlocked. And the Red Line will average less than 20mph - how is that a viable other option for commuters? Park, wait for the train, then go much slower than your car was beforehand? And that's assuming the Red Line takes you where you want to go: most Boston Street traffic is NOT serviced by the red line. Tracy needs to get his facts straight: right now all he's doing is helping the MTA perpetuate their lies. Dan Tracy has it all wrong. The Red Line may increase traffic congestion and gridlock Boston Street, but in no way will it make it easier to cross. There are very few parts of Boston where the MTA is considering removing lanes of traffic. If this boondoggle is built, you will have to cross two lanes of gridlocked cars, plus two lanes of rail. Crossing six lanes total now, not four. What part of this is better than how it is now?

And there will be more cars on Boston at slower speeds. That means MORE pollution: emissions are much higher when cars are idling. And they will be idling: according to the MTA’s own studies Boston will be gridlocked. And the Red Line will average less than 20mph – how is that a viable other option for commuters? Park, wait for the train, then go much slower than your car was beforehand? And that’s assuming the Red Line takes you where you want to go: most Boston Street traffic is NOT serviced by the red line.

Tracy needs to get his facts straight: right now all he’s doing is helping the MTA perpetuate their lies.

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