Comments on: Bridges Authority Unlikely To Curb Opposition http://www.wfpl.org/2009/12/08/bridges/ Louisville's NPR News Station Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:27:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: S. Murphy http://www.wfpl.org/2009/12/08/bridges/#comment-720 S. Murphy Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:12:44 +0000 http://www.wfpl.org/?p=11017#comment-720 The addition of a downtown bridge is a frivolous expense and does not take into account $60,000 traffic study conducted by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. KTC found that the ORB Project would be 99 percent as effective without the downtown bridge. Delays and obstructions to a large-scale project such as this one are to be expected. Yet speeding the process along by creating an "authority" may be well-intentioned but appears to be motivated solely on politics and not on the best interests of the community. As for the suggestion that there have been 5 years of public meetings, it should be noted that meetings were minimally publicized and public involvement was marginal. What should be recognized by ORBP and 8664.org is their common interest in seeing an East End Bridge built. Opposition to the bridge by River Fields is blatantly obstructionist and should be recognized as such during the impending case. The addition of a downtown bridge is a frivolous expense and does not take into account $60,000 traffic study conducted by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. KTC found that the ORB Project would be 99 percent as effective without the downtown bridge.

Delays and obstructions to a large-scale project such as this one are to be expected. Yet speeding the process along by creating an “authority” may be well-intentioned but appears to be motivated solely on politics and not on the best interests of the community. As for the suggestion that there have been 5 years of public meetings, it should be noted that meetings were minimally publicized and public involvement was marginal.

What should be recognized by ORBP and 8664.org is their common interest in seeing an East End Bridge built. Opposition to the bridge by River Fields is blatantly obstructionist and should be recognized as such during the impending case.

]]> By: Joey B http://www.wfpl.org/2009/12/08/bridges/#comment-719 Joey B Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:14:34 +0000 http://www.wfpl.org/?p=11017#comment-719 They need to get over it. Ms. Phew is one of the reasons Louisville can't get anything accomplished. There is no one on the council who would have a clue about what to do on the committee. The project is a FEDERAL project, not a Metro project. There is no reason the council should have anything to say on a FEDERAL project that happens to be located in Louisville. They already had their say for the 5 years of public meetings, etc. And as far as the 8664 DEVELOPERS who want to build buildings, give me a break. The limited support they got from the original "pretty picture" was completely misleading. many of those original supporters don't suppport 8664 anymore because they wanted it all left GREEN, not more buildings. By the way, the bridges project adds over 40 acres adjacent to Waterfront Park. They need to get over it. Ms. Phew is one of the reasons Louisville can’t get anything accomplished. There is no one on the council who would have a clue about what to do on the committee.

The project is a FEDERAL project, not a Metro project. There is no reason the council should have anything to say on a FEDERAL project that happens to be located in Louisville. They already had their say for the 5 years of public meetings, etc.

And as far as the 8664 DEVELOPERS who want to build buildings, give me a break. The limited support they got from the original “pretty picture” was completely misleading. many of those original supporters don’t suppport 8664 anymore because they wanted it all left GREEN, not more buildings.

By the way, the bridges project adds over 40 acres adjacent to Waterfront Park.

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