Milwaukee High Speed Rail
January 28th, 2010
The morning news informed me that Wisconsin is to be the recipient of $810 million dollars in federal grant money for the construction of a high-speed rail line between Milwaukee and Madison, WI.
Now I love trains, in fact my parents attic is piled high with HO scale model railroad gear form my younger days. Trains that I plan to recover and enjoy with my children some day but I can’t help wonder why we would put in a high-speed train without asking the people first? Even the Simpson called a town hall meeting and held a vote. If Doyle is any sort of governor he should be able to sing and dance us into submission in no time!
Why not hold a contest in which engineering firms and designers from WI propose ways to spend the money? Thereby encouraging innovation and creating blue-collar jobs. The Chicago World’s Fair of 1893 used that approach and out of it came the Ferris Wheel, Moving Walkways, and numerous other innovations.
Oh and if you wonder how the Simpson’s monorail story goes, hop on over to Shelbyville and ask.
Cheers!
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