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Arguments against funding mass transit for urban areas are short-sighted as best, and grossly misinformed at worst. It is more cost effective to provide mass transit and other commuting alternatives in urbanized areas, than to construct and maintain more and more lane miles to satiate motor vehicle traffic congestion. Across the country, the average
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Barring a proposal for a federal and state vehicle mileage tax, go ahead and toll I-80. At an excess of a billion dollars, annually, to maintain our state roads and bridges, every option will hurt someone, somewhere. I would prefer the state closing roads and bridges, over costly rehabilitations. It's borrowed money either way, and demolition is
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Not the best pick for peace prize, and I voted for the guy... Why not Benazir Bhutto, Aung San Suu Kyi, ... Robert McCartney or Gerry Adams even? Small miracles; historical significance.
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Mr. Silver's article, Pittsburgh Public Safety's press release and interactive map and how they compare to the secret service memo and map released last week is very confusing. Why doesn't the city's "restricted vehicle" and "restricted pedestrian" areas overlap or in any way coorespond to the secret service "restricted
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Good Riddance. More room for Penn Brewery!
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First! Pittsburgh - Ward 17, District 7. I arrived at 6:30AM anticipating a line. I was it for nearly the full half hour prior to voting. No issues; ballot smoothly cast.
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I'll vote for the Obama/Biden ticket with the understanding that Rendell will become perhaps the Transportation Secretary. That would be fun.
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In your opinion, what is the justification for continuing to employ the Electorial College as a basis for electing the president of the United States of America?
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Obama. Over the summer he cited in a speech the national report card of America's infrastructure that the American Society of Civil Engineers produced a few years ago. The Report Card was developed at state and national levels from engineers to convey to the public and our political leaders the condition of our infrastructure. The condition of our