Posted December 21, 201014 yr This thread is devoted to people who vote for rail, transit, walkable and bikable communities -- with their feet. Post your stories of people (including yourself) who are relocating within Ohio or to other states to have more transportation choices. Here is one such story...... Did public transportation send Cliff Lee to Philly? by Reid Cherner on Dec. 20, 2010, under USA Today Sports If only the state of Texas has spend more money on infrastructure they might still have one of the best lefthanders in the game. Kristin Lee, wife of Cliff Lee, says she can’t wait to use the public transportation in Philadelphia. Writes Bud Kennedy of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram: Kristen Lee wanted her husband to return to the Phillies because of “how easy it is to get from point A to point B” in Philadelphia, she (told) the Philadelphia Inquirer. READ MORE AT: http://tucsoncitizen.com/usa-today-sports/2010/12/20/did-public-transportation-send-cliff-lee-to-philly/ "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
December 21, 201014 yr ^I love it. I think Cliff Lee himself is a secret transit junky, based on his past ridership in NYC: This was well reported: http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/2009/10/31/2009-10-31_cliff_lee_hopped_on_subway.html But it wasn't his first time! http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/05/12/cleveland-indians-ace-cliff-lee-the-southpaw-straphanger/
December 21, 201014 yr Philly could still use more heavy rail and light rail - especially for SEPTA routes 23 and 56. But compared with Dallas, it is definitely more transit friendly. And now I have three reasons to live in Philadelphia - good colleges, good public transportation, and good baseball!
October 13, 201212 yr Wednesday, October 10, 2012 MassDOT Secretary: “We Will Build No More Superhighways” by Tanya Snyder OK, everybody, pack your bags. We’re all moving to Massachusetts. The Bay State’s transportation secretary, Richard Davey, has launched a “mode shift” campaign, saying in no uncertain terms that it’s time for people to get out of their cars and onto trains, buses, bikes, and their own two feet. His goal is to triple the share of trips taken by those modes, as opposed to single-occupancy vehicles, by improving transit service and active transportation amenities like lighting, sidewalks, curb cuts and rail-trails. Here’s the part that gives me the shivers: “I have news for you,” Davey said at a news conference yesterday. “We will build no more superhighways in this state. There is no room.” Massachusetts has 76,200 lane-miles of roadway, in a state that’s just 190 miles long. That’s a lot more asphalt than any other state in New England. READ MORE AT: http://dc.streetsblog.org/2012/10/10/massdot-secretary-we-will-build-no-more-superhighways/ "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
February 17, 201510 yr Study: We want to work in vibrant, mixed-use, transit-bike-walk places, not car-centric office parks. Biz follows. http://t.co/gnZtzJszNt "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
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