tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8845240845325702264.post3768380770466990234..comments2023-10-15T08:44:46.842-04:00Comments on The People's Republic of Pittsburgh: Peduto, Politics, Paving and PointlessnessRichmond K. Turnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05352144240244956283noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8845240845325702264.post-58625590992567365072007-05-05T17:31:00.000-04:002007-05-05T17:31:00.000-04:00Loved Bill Green's full-throated, explicit defense...Loved Bill Green's full-throated, explicit defense on Off-Q of granting municipal services as political favors for the well-connected.Bram Reichbaumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05620172942925293407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8845240845325702264.post-2661222577070072402007-05-04T18:27:00.000-04:002007-05-04T18:27:00.000-04:00Deasy's paving list is guaranteed to be right on w...Deasy's paving list is guaranteed to be right on without paying any political favors to anyone.<BR/><BR/>I have had discussions with him in the past year to get Lakewood Street here in Elliott looked at/paved because of complaints I have heard from folks and from my own experiences. I believe the street is now going to be on the list. Not because someone is in the know but because it makes Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8845240845325702264.post-64547132009923253972007-05-04T16:39:00.000-04:002007-05-04T16:39:00.000-04:00A computer program is NOT the answer. However thi...A computer program is NOT the answer. However this is a fine example of city council NOT seeing the big picture. The city should have a computer database with every asset the city owns. Streets, buildings, vehicles, computers, ALL ASSETS. All maintenance,and damage should be tracked. This is the only way you can forecast and schedule preventative repairs and replacement. Fix a leak in the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8845240845325702264.post-1864688984861056902007-05-04T15:35:00.000-04:002007-05-04T15:35:00.000-04:00The premise of this whole argument, that decisions...The premise of this whole argument, that decisions about which streets to pave are "political", and take care of the well connected at the expense of the not-well connected, seems to be taken at face value by the blogosphere (and Rich Lord).<BR/><BR/>Lord cited that 30 of the 40 streets to be paved are near committee-people's or city council members homes; 3 of the 9 council members live near a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8845240845325702264.post-39301302831764249382007-05-04T08:43:00.000-04:002007-05-04T08:43:00.000-04:00I emailed my councilman. Does that count as rallyi...I emailed my councilman. Does that count as rallying to the cause? <BR/><BR/>At least every time one of Peduto's issues is stolen, it is noticed as stolen. I think.EdHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09109361235271107574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8845240845325702264.post-21793635653375128012007-05-03T23:59:00.000-04:002007-05-03T23:59:00.000-04:00yeah, tots, that's a you're welcome. :)yeah, tots, that's a you're welcome. :)Bram Reichbaumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05620172942925293407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8845240845325702264.post-40013803366936504282007-05-03T23:21:00.000-04:002007-05-03T23:21:00.000-04:00Nice to see Rich Lord engaging the Burghosphere.Nice to see Rich Lord engaging the Burghosphere.The Burgherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06438245144368222642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8845240845325702264.post-79004260797775874012007-05-03T22:40:00.000-04:002007-05-03T22:40:00.000-04:00Thank you, Rich. I admit that while I had read tha...Thank you, Rich. I admit that while I had read that particular article several times, I never took the time to click on the link that went to this graphic. I imagine that the graphic was pretty prominent in the on-dead-trees version of the P-G that day, but in the on-line version it was pretty easy to miss.<BR/><BR/>In any event, I have ammended my text to reflect this information. The overall Richmond K. Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05352144240244956283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8845240845325702264.post-35689123455571160442007-05-03T20:19:00.000-04:002007-05-03T20:19:00.000-04:00Just to clarify, the Post-Gazette ran a list of th...Just to clarify, the Post-Gazette ran a list of the abatement neighborhoods Feb. 14, in a chart that can be accessed via the graphics link on this page:<BR/>http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07045/761922-53.stm<BR/>Glad you're back, Admiral.<BR/>Bram, thanks, I think.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8845240845325702264.post-51154030042860468462007-05-03T18:17:00.000-04:002007-05-03T18:17:00.000-04:00While I'm all for making fun of Bill Peduto -- I j...While I'm all for making fun of Bill Peduto -- I just did, in fact -- I think he's just jumping on the same Rich Lord bandwagon that I jumped on. If I didn't know any better, I would guess that Rich strategically selected street paving as an easily palpable issue that could cast a cynical pall over all incumbents alike just before election day. That's if I didn't know better.Bram Reichbaumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05620172942925293407noreply@blogger.com