Bias Anyone?

As I looked through the paper this morning, I noticed the Parade Magazine cover story “Can We Save Our Trains?” While I don’t expect stellar journalism from such a fluff-oriented magazine, I was astonished by the biased nature of the article. For the record, I like trains and enjoy riding them when it is the [...]

Thoughts on Riding the RailRunner

I have ridden the Rail Runner before, if for no other reason than to know what I am talking about when I criticize it. That said, I had my nieces (3 and 4 years old) in town this week and “Uncle Paul” had the pleasure of taking them on the train during the afternoon rush [...]

Commuter Rail: 1. Dig Hole. 2. Pour In Money 3. Repeat

Our spiritual friend in Arizona, Coyote Blog, takes a look at the Rail Runner following this article about it in the AZ Republic, which brushes off the RGF as an ‘anti-tax foundation.’
Give it a read.

“Pumping Up” Our Transportation Network

Albuquerque Journal columnist and former Richardson advisor Ned Farquhar wrote an article recently in which he argued that western cities (including Albuquerque, Denver, Phoenix, and Salt Lake City) need to “pump up” their transportation networks. It may not have been a direct response to my recent article in which I argued against extending the Rail [...]

Politicians Love Transit…but they don’t ride it

There has been a great deal of talk recently about New Mexico’s supposed transportation funding “crisis.” Of course, only time will tell if our politicians do the right thing by canceling the Rail Runner or if they continue the train all the way to Santa Fe.
What is it about transit that draws politicians like moths [...]

Gas Tax Hike on the Way for NM Motorists?

The headline in today’s Albuquerque Journal (subscription required) says it all, the panel of legislators and other community leaders is going to recommend an increase in New Mexico’s gas tax. While any tax hike is completely unnecessary, the fact that the panel’s recommendation will likely be to raise the tax by 6 percent a year— [...]

New Mexico’s Road “Crisis”

In case you missed it, Trip Jennings of the Albuquerque Journal had an interesting article (subscription required) outlining what New Mexico’s political leaders are calling “a road funding crisis.” Of course, if you listen to Richardson’s transportation people, shifting scarce funds away from the Rail Runner is beyond the pale despite the fact that:
-operating [...]

Roads, Bridges, and Rail Runner

I have been remiss in not saying anything about the tragic bridge collapse in Minnesota. If you have been living under a rock, on August 1 the I-35W highway bridge over the Mississippi River in Minneapolis collapsed during evening rush hour killing several people.
Naturally, some politicians are using the opportunity to call for higher taxes, [...]

Deja vu all over again…

As my bio indicates, I was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio. I am visiting Cincinnati right now and, after having picked up a copy of a newspaper laying around my mom’s house, I began to have flashbacks to Albuquerque circa last fall.
It turns out that HDR, the very same consulting firm that nearly succeeded [...]

Federal Funding for RailRunner?

Right now, New Mexico is looking for $75 million in federal money for the RailRunner commuter train. The Albuquerque Tribune editorialized that the project was worthy of federal support and that Senator Domenici should use all of his political wiles to get the funding.
While it may seem simple to New Mexicans who think governments [...]

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