Foreign Control of U.S. Interstates Encouraged By Feds

American Chronicle ^ | June 29, 2006 | Diane M. Grassi

[Sarajevo]

Does anyone wonder why there are no American companies bidding on these contracts?~Alberta's Child

Why are there no American companies that are willing to keep and maintain toll roads?~Doohickey

Actually, Zachary Construction of San Antonio is teamed with Cintra for the Trans-Texas Corridor portion of this abortion. They are catching he!! here for their secretive practice of withholding information from the public. One of their main practices is the taking of public roads and converting them to toll roads.

For those familiar with the San Antonio area, I'm referring to portions of FM1604, 281, 16 and Rt46.

[ex-snook]

TFP.

Washington FUBAR

[hedgetrimmer]

Its a problem. You vote them in (provided that our electronic voting machines haven't be calibrated for a pre-selected nominee), then they never ask you again about vital issues. They do have 'working groups' made up of internationalists to advise them, however.

[Clintonfatigued]

If low wages, control of everything by the privlidged few, and lack of respect for individual property rights were the makings of a prosperous nation, Mexico would be the world's economic powerhouse.

[hedgetrimmer]

Good tagline.

[butternut_squash_bisque]

Thanks for explaining that, C. It makes sense, now.

[Calpernia]

>>>They do have 'working groups' made up of internationalists to advise them, however.

Big bump

[zeugma]

I am in total agreement with you. We are fighting the TTC here in Texas.

Ditto. No votes for Gov. Goodhair either. I'm NOT going to subsidize his retirement plan. 

[zeugma]

I wonder if the idea to call it "homeland" security instead of "national" security was to down play the idea of nation status. From what I understand they would like to eliminate our northern and southern borders and have a continental homeland.

Every time I hear the word "homeland" in relation to our country I cringe. I guess I'm not teutonic enough. 

[muawiyah]

Having grown up a couple of blocks from Pendleton Pike in Indiana, and knowing that it was built in the early to mid-1800s, I'd suggest the Pennsylvania Turnpike was quite a latecomer.

[muawiyah]

But he's still got a problem cutting around the South side of Lake Michigan.

But, whatever route the trucker follows, as long as he's driving on a Michigan highway, the peope of Michigan are paying for it. Saves wear and tear on the Indiana Toll Road fur shur!

[hedgetrimmer]

Every time I hear the word "homeland" in relation to our country I cringe.

Every red blooded American does. 'Homeland' is globalese.

[hedgetrimmer]

Every time I hear the word "homeland" in relation to our country I cringe.

Every red blooded American does. 'Homeland' is globalese.

[Dog Gone]

I wonder where all the Bushbots are when crap like this rears it's head.

They're rolling their eyes at the diaper-wetters.

[petitfour]

Isn't there a toll to go across the Mackinaw Bridge?

[butternut_squash_bisque]

Actually, no it wasn't...

The History of the Pennsylvania Turnpike

Turnpike history

President George Washington publicly favored the establishment of roads to promote the westward expansion of our nation. In 1791, the legislature of the Pennsylvanian Commonwealth approved a state-wide transportation plan and a year later created the Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike Company. The turnpike charter called for the construction of a 62-mile log-surfaced road, which provided successful transport for settlers and their goods over the muddy territories.

The Lancaster Turnpike route was later replaced by a canal after 1800 and then the beginnings of a railroad in the 1880s. The Allegheny Mountains posed a barrier to William Vanderbilt and Andrew Carnegie, who at the time were building a railroad from Harrisburg west to Pittsburgh to compete with a more northerly route provided by the booming Pennsylvania Railroad. Over one-half of the roadbed was constructed and seven tunnels partially excavated before Vanderbilt went broke in 1885.

http://www.paturnpike.com/geninfo/history/history.aspx

[Alberta's Child]

That's a lot of nonsense. "Free parking" and "free highways" are a Marxist's dream -- where the taxpayers subsidize the construction and maintenance of infrastructure that is used by any and all. Sound great in concept, but it's no accident that California's "freeways" have been the most congested in the nation for decades. As with anything else in life, those things that are most heavily subsidized by the government will always be used to excess.

As far as parking is concerned, just take a ride down any street in a residential neighborhood in New York City. The curbside parking is all "free," and there isn't a parking space to be found anywhere.

I like Alberta, but have never had to pay to park while there, though I'm sure that those who demand to pay to park are accommodated by some sharp people fulfilling that need.

Funny you should mention that. The City of Calgary is considered one of the most innovative in North America when it comes to minimizing congestion in the downtown area by limiting the number of parking spaces under the city's zoning codes and charging pretty exorbitant prices at facilities operated by the Calgary Parking Authority.

[muawiyah]

Different name ~ you said "Pennsylvania Turnpike", not a "turnpike in Pennsylvania".

[Alberta's Child]

There's no way to fix a crowded freeway, because every attempt to provide sufficient capacity to accommodate the current traffic volumes will always be followed by "induced congestion" as more and more users take advantage of the "free" asset that has been provided to them.

[absolootezer0]

funny you should mention that, there was an aritcle in the lansing state journal about the governors and their ideas on what to do about roads.
http://www.lsj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060703/NEWS01/607030326/1001/news
article mentions something about devos liking the idea of high speed toll lanes. i'd really like to know what that means.