tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074974100307499933.post7572887190419700647..comments2009-04-14T14:27:23.874-07:00Crimsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08723390037749026284noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074974100307499933.post-25552582168043205662009-04-14T14:27:00.000-07:002009-04-14T14:27:00.000-07:00

It's the distance that freight has to travel just as much as the bulk weight of the product that affects freight rail viability - the costs (and emissions) associated with loading and unloading product at heavy rail termini is massive and only really makes sense for long-distance hauls. In addition, most of the port traffic in California consists of asian imports aimed at big-box retailers that

the cold cowboyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02751309907427466646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074974100307499933.post-91277506511070139032009-04-13T13:51:00.000-07:002009-04-13T13:51:00.000-07:00

I'm not sure what you mean...explain more.

Crimsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08723390037749026284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074974100307499933.post-39500230745838674352009-04-13T11:21:00.000-07:002009-04-13T11:21:00.000-07:00

The Dukakis quote is really telling about the influence of highway interests.

Georgiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04823123092228990451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074974100307499933.post-67441899619126562502009-04-08T16:42:00.000-07:002009-04-08T16:42:00.000-07:00

Evocative set of photos. The marks of older times are all around us, like the street alignments and <A HREF="http://oaklandsidewalks.wordpress.com" REL="nofollow">sidewalk stamps</A>. We need more vision among our leaders to match a supportive citizen movement.

andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17369367151045054784noreply@blogger.com