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Connect NWA Summary
Here is the summary of Connect NWA. Please read it and give your feedback. This will guide us in crafting a letter to our local officials to support this plan. Here we go: Connect Northwest Arkansas: 10 Year Development Plan is a 278 page report on a through study of existing and potential transit needs in…
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I like this video by Eric Nelius where he estimates the costs of building and using Higher Speed Rail (200MPH) verses driving verses flying verses higher speed rail (120MPH). I take issue with the cost estimates for building HSR. The California HSR line is plowing through economically developed/productive (expensive) land every inch (centimeter) of the…
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Testing Live Stream and an Appeal for Funding
Here is the result of my efforts to add live stream to our YouTube Channel. This stretches our ability to reach people. And it is easier to add content to the NWA GO YouTube channel. Check it out.
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Meeting Report
Fun fact, the English word “report” comes from the French word “Rapport” meaning to re-create. When I met with the City of Fayetteville Transportation Committee last week I was told it was recorded and I would be able to see it online. I can’t find it yet. I know it is a lot of hassle…
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April 2023 Meeting + This Just In
Here is a report on the discussion during the meeting. I reviewed my experience on Capitol Hill which I’ve written about, so I won’t rehash that here. #MakeTheAsk I am scheduled to appear at the Fayetteville City Council meeting on April 25th. I was informed that the meeting starts at 5:30 PM. I will ask…
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Stay Angry About Mass Transit Part 1
There is a great YouTube channel called The Angry Astronaut that encourages the viewer to Stay Angry About Space. The host posts knowledgable videos about space exploration, the commercial space industry, and the possibility for outposts if not colonies on other planets in our solar system. But I want to borrow that vibe for this…
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A Day on the Hill
When I got back home I posted that I caught a severe head cold. I am starting to recover but still a little loopy. I may have to revise this post and the last one for clarity. We will see. In this post I want to share my experience going up Capitol Hill to visit…
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Arkansas Status for Possible New Passenger Rail
This past week at the Rail Passengers Association meeting I learned a great deal about how Amtrak’s future spending will be prioritized. I thought about how to break this down when I came upon this video which covers the basic points I wanted to make. I also had a short conversation with RPA President Jim…
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Making Change Taste Good
A few years back a young actor named Adrian Grenier created an organization called SHFT to facilitate environmental change. His idea was that change should taste good. Very clever idea including the name. By taking the “i” out of SHFT he took his ego out of it too. Mostly though, he tried to take the…
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Make the Ask Update and March Meeting
I have some important updates on our Make the Ask Campaign for 2023. Make the Ask is an attempt to get more citizens to go to our elected officials especially local elected officials and ask them to fund/support/lead on mass transit projects. From a full bus schedule (i.e. 20/7), to light rail, to passenger intercity…