I-787. TAKE IT DOWN
BEFORE IT FALLS DOWN

The Times Union had a timely piece about
the I-787 elevated highway maze in Albany.

http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/storyprint.asp?StoryID=922699

Take it down before it falls down, or before
local al qaida operatives take it down, or
before an earthquake does the job.

Where will the money come from? Scrap
the Hudson River PCB program and divert
the half billion dollars toward replacing
the I-787 tangle, rebuilding and improving
the sewer systems of urban places downstream
from the PCB dredging site, renewing urban
waterfronts and building housing along the
riverfront.

Think creatively. Think jobs. Think Quincy
Market, Boston.

Think adding needed housing and increasing
the city population. People can live and work
in the city without commuting. This will be
especially attractive as gas goes to five dollars
or more a gallon, and eventually can not be
obtained at any price.

Instead of high speed rail, think interurban
light rail (including return of trolleys) and
restoration of regular Hudson River liners
connecting Albany with NYC and points
in between.

Of course you need a Congressman who
will propose and act on these initiatives.

I have and will.

Joe Sullivan

Conservative
for CD 21

HIGH SPEED RAIL.
A RAILROAD JOB.
ALL ABOARD?


YNN has been running an old story all day
today (Whistle stop tour promotes high speed rail).

http://capitalregion.ynn.com/content/your_news/capital_region/502073/whistle-stop-tour-promotes-high-speed-rail/

The headline ought to read (YNN promotes
reelection of incumbent congressman)

This is not news. To call it a "Top Story" is absurd.

YNN must be more objective and do some
investigative based reporting before airing
such shallow incumbent promos.

Consider this high speed rail report from the
Boston Globe:

http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2009/02/25/will_stimulus_funds_put_rail_on_the_fast_track?mode=PF

Will other local stations jump aboard this
reelection express?

The 10 and 11 pm news, tonight, and reruns
tommorrow, (Sunday) will tell the tale.

YNN continued to run this "top story" Sunday.


Joe Sullivan