In a move that might appease feds – in other words, get us some grant money – Charlotte City Council voted 8-3 last night to spend up to $12 million on a street-car extension.
Folks singer and activist Pete Seeger has died.
Can the president get his mojo back during tonight’s State of the Union?
Congress has compromised (yes, you read that correctly) on a farm bill that would cut food stamps by 1 percent.
Republicans propose their own immigration reform.
God save the queen – and her “crumbling palaces.”
This article appears in Jan 22-28, 2014.
The street car idea is ridiculous. Construction of the Elizabeth track has already put many small businesses out of business because they couldn’t survive the disruption.
Buses provide the exact same transportation, without hundreds of millions of dollars in unneeded infrastructure spending and without disrupting downtown/Midtown traffic. Bus routes can also be changed as housing patterns and destinations change.