Gov. Doyle announced that federal stimulus money will help speed the reconstruction of North-South I-94 from Illinois to Milwaukee.
Wow! And the net stimulus effect of that will be…zero.
The I-94 project already was going to be done. All Doyle is doing is replacing some state dollars with federal dollars. Big whoop.
Using stimulus money just to avoid using state money is not the point and will not move the economy forward. The governor should be spending money on needed projects and jobs that would not be otherwise done. Light rail construction, for example, or helping households and businesses throughout the state install energy-conserving windows and doors.
Doyle announced the clunkily named Office of Recovery and Reinvestment (to be run by white guys from Madison — what a refreshing idea) to help figure out how to spend the money. Let’s hope they come up with something that will actually make a difference.
Light rail, what a joke. Not one rail project has succeeded round here. The only way it would succeed is if all businesses were on one end and all houses on the other.
Really dumb, but right in line with the rest of your ideas.
Mr. Dohnal, a little respect please, I’m surprised Gretchen posted your insulting comment. What Trains haven’t worked? Hiawathaa to Chicago is a great success. Freight rail is very viable. Street Cars were a wonder in Milwaukee. Would you say our current road system is the perfect transportation model? What if you take away the gigantic subsidies that pavement enjoys? Mass transit is not going to take away anyone’s car, it’s going to make it more efficeint for more People to move about the region. Which I would think would lead to economic devolopment and more Jobs. Have a nice Day. John
its rediculous of the spending the us has started doing, its a soft tyranny