[Vision2020] transportation opportunity--light rail between Pullman and Moscow

[Jerry Weitz]

Good question.  The rail line is in place and can be much faster, cheaper, 
cleaner-greener, more reliable, and have the effect eliminating traffic 
conjestion on the highway. Plus many Universities in close proximity are 
consolidating programs and redirecting the funds (which are declining) from 
the savings into other programs.  Yesterday, for example, I was in Salt 
Lake with Oregon Health Science,  U of Wash, NIHealth working on  joint 
research protocols.  Universities will be working together more, (really 
nothing new.)  For example, ny son (Rocky) is back in Cambridge Mass. and 
uses similar transportation.  He also was/is the recipient of a dual 
insititution program Fletcher-Tufts-Harvard Law-Harvard Business 
School.    jerry


At 11:47 AM 5/19/06, Bill London wrote:
>J-
>Why would the expense of a light rail system be justified when there is a
>bus system in place now that, with a much smaller investment of public
>money, could fully meet these transportation needs?
>BL
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Jerry Weitz" <gweitz at moscow.com>
>To: <vision2020 at moscow.com>
>Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2006 9:40 PM
>Subject: [Vision2020] transportation opportunity--light rail between Pullman
>and Moscow
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> >    I believe the use of the railroad (light rail) between Moscow and
> > Pullman would provide for efficient and rapid movement of
> > students/staff/faculty between our Universities.  There are a number of
> > collaborative degree programs already and a potential for a lot
> > more.  Could be expanded to folks who work at Schweitzer Engineering and
> > live in Moscow, etc. And there is a potential of restarting the
> > collaborative voc/tech/pro/tech programs that once existed between MSD and
> > PHS.  Many other potential implications that could prove to be far
> > reaching.  jerry
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