tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19614248.post794559897583212472..comments2023-05-30T05:16:03.894-04:00Comments on The Barbershop: Dennis Byrne, proprietor: They would be creamedDennis Byrne...http://www.blogger.com/profile/12684119518936854024noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19614248.post-79039199931673651782007-02-27T12:50:00.000-05:002007-02-27T12:50:00.000-05:00my understanding is that some funding sources can ...my understanding is that some funding sources can only be used in new construction. while getting adequate funding from springfield for existing infrastructure should be top priority, it shouldn't distract us from planning an ambitious expansion that might someday allow us to break our addiction to cars. especially when plans are already underway to pursue that funding but using it for a much less useful project, the circle line.Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06912406198051338502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19614248.post-36363168950713329272007-02-27T11:07:00.000-05:002007-02-27T11:07:00.000-05:00An L line makes more sense, although it still woul...An L line makes more sense, although it still would have to line up behind billions of dollars of capital improvements necessary just to make the existing system work the way it should. The L line has been talked about for decades, and with the city's interest in it rekindled a couple of years ago, it may have developed more concrete design and cost information. Common sense, of course, says that it would take less land than an expressway. I think that your point about the need for a midtown L line being greater than the downtown circle line is a good one. Maybe with the renewed interest, cost-benefit comparisons will be worked up. Thanks for the thoughts.Dennis Byrne...https://www.blogger.com/profile/12684119518936854024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19614248.post-30220783090532879662007-02-26T20:35:00.000-05:002007-02-26T20:35:00.000-05:00good article, the crosstown would be a horrible id...good article, the crosstown would be a horrible idea. but what about a new El line instead? it would be expensive, but probably no more than the circle line. and unlike the circle line, it would bring service to a huge part of the city that has been neglected, and provide a link between the airports and between the blue, green, pink, orange, and red lines.<BR/><BR/>what i don't know about is how bad the displacement of people would be. seems like it needn't be too bad - two lines of elevated track is a tiny fraction of what would be needed for 8 lines of highway plus shoulders, exits, &c. do you have an info on this?Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06912406198051338502noreply@blogger.com