Obama On the Move

Barack Obama has what may be the solution to the lousy economy. Well, maybe not, but it will help mitigate the pain.

Obama revealed yesterday that he plans to espouse the biggest public works project in the history of this country since the Interstate Highway System was begun 52 years ago, and that he wants action taken the second he becomes President. I hope this means we finally get bullet trains for Amtrak, after so many promises. But there are several other projects needed - new bridges, new schools, new environmentally friendly electric grids . . . and we also need mass transit projects on the local level, ranging from state passenger rail systems to bus, light rail, and rapid transit projects for metropolitan areas.

Say, maybe New York will finally get its Second Avenue subway!

In the meantime, alas, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority plans a slew of service cuts to keep from going bankrupt. :-O