Comments for Senator Deeds Speaks in Montgomery County at http://www.everythingnrv.com , comment 1 to 1 out of 1 comments http://www.everythingnrv.com Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:45:15 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.everythingnrv.com/content/view/95187/517/#comment-609 I hope that Senator Deeds will continue his efforts to advance transportation; he works diligently on this matter. I would like to see an immediate implementation of one easily accessible asset, WITHIN A MONTH!: passenger rail service. Tracks are in-place; coal/other shipments do not use all of the rails. The last statistics I read showed over 1/3 of rail availability was not being utilized. How about monorails? Springfield, VA. has one. They are rather envrionment-friendly, can be located on right-of-ways that are not near many houses or roads (except for destinations), and are not costly, compared to high-speed rail and certain road improvements. "Stucture-up" is quick. I would love to have access from the Blue Ridge Parkway, to points of the NRV, perhaps in a "figure 8" configuration via monrail. Tourism (environmentally friendly economic growth!) would burgeon. As far as NOVA and Tidewater areas, it's not much different from here. Why do local governments "put the wagon before the horse?"..overbuilding is allowed BEFORE infrastructure is considered. I relegate my argument to the intersection @North Franklin and Cambria St., Christiansburg, whereas 500 or so housing units with, initially, ONE egress-ingress, was allowed. Gas and time are wasted. Let's get real; some problems are being brought upon the public because of poor planning (often by some relatively rich politicians that are getting richer). - citizen Sun, 20 Jul 2008 17:46:16 +0100