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The Nashua Telegraph has a great editorial about the Executive Council and the commuter rail study today. Unsurprisingly, the Union Leader has a typically terrible, narrow-minded one. I'll post the one that actually makes sense:

I won't repeat the arguments of F-Line and czsz, both of whom have already refuted your claim that the in New Hampshire, car ownership is the only means to economic freedom. I'll just say that, frankly, I have no idea how you can be convinced of that idea, or your claim that taxpayers don't pay...

Exactly--I think this really is the mindset of people like UL publisher Joe McQuaid and the current legislative leaders. There are plenty of conservatives--or Republicans at least, like the mayor of Nashua--who understand that the benefits of commuter rail far outweigh any silly, simplistic...

This study would not divert attention or funding from I-93. A properly functioning state (which, admittedly, NH is not right now) can handle two things at once. Rail would not replace highways--it would complement them. This isn't even an issue of prioritizing one over the other--it's about...

What's the article going to be about? Between your shared advocacy, writing and photos of the city, you guys are really making me want to move up to Portland!

I also just wanted to add how incredibly disappointing Manchester Mayor Ted Gatsas has been regarding the Capitol Corridor commuter rail. He's done nothing to support or advocate for the project, or even the study. As a Republican and a mayor of the state's major city, Gatsas is in a unique...

Another story about yesterday's debacle in today's Union Leader (you can almost hear Joe McQuaid's smug, destructive smile):

Sadly this seems to be the case in small cities (and of course rural areas) throughout New England. New Hampshire's cheapness--I mean, frugality--accentuates it no doubt, but I don't think many cities of 16,000 people in New England have sidewalks very far outside of the downtowns. Obviously...

This is part of the problem--the southern tier towns along I-93 and Route 3 are the most Republican parts of the state, in large part because relatively affluent cheapskates jump the border for lower taxes and then elect people who vote against the interests of the state. Just look at House...

Are you kidding me? This is exactly the sort of misinformed mindset that is polluting the legislature in Concord right now! The proposed Capitol Corridor would connect the three largest cities in New Hampshire (including the two largest in northern New England) with each other and their suburbs...

Executive Council voted 3-2 not to accept funds for the study. Incredibly disappointing, but hardly surprising. The mayor of Nashua, as well as the former chair of NHRTA, have said they will look into whether any other group/agency can accept the funds and conduct the study. Here's the scoop.

I just posted on LivableMHT about the Executive Council vote tomorrow on whether to approve the contract to study the Capitol Corridor project. Not only will the study not cost the state any money (not that it should be averse to investing money on economic development or greater livability)...

Re: New salem mbta CR station Sorry for continuing on this--it probably belongs in a different thread. I'm not sure about the history, but that's at least no longer true. A UNH survey last year showed overwhelming support for commuter rail (specifically the Capitol Corridor) in the state...

That would be a terrible shame. I'm wondering if the unusually warm winter has helped at all--any chance this building will be saved? This passage from the article really leaves me breathless--I can think of no reason to justify withholding available funds that could be used to save a historic...

Agreed. I think renovating the apartments there for higher-end rentals/condos could help lead that. Of course, adopting FBC for the area would also help. Still, that stretch needs a jump start--it's a short walk from downtown and only a block from some of the fanciest restaurants in the city, as...

Re: New salem mbta CR station Not to completely change subject, but my guess is that an eventual commuter rail to Portsmouth would be an extension of the Haverhill line, which is already planned to be extended to Plaistow. The line between the state line and Newmarket is already used by...

This sounds like it will be an improvement over the old Queen City Motel on a fairly tough site. I'm still hoping to see more mixed-use development on the north side of Queen City Ave, and redevelopment of the Bakersville/Rivers Edge neighborhood there, between the Elliot and Elm St. On a side...

Unfortunately, I think that's just how it's always been in this area. Again, not to say that getting a mixed-use development in there wouldn't be preferable, but that would just mean these garages would move elsewhere in the city. As it is, I think strengthening the street wall along Valley...

Nice write-up, and it sounds like a great synopsis of FBCs that makes them easy to understand for casual readers. I hope folks are receptive to the idea there.

I've been meaning to contact the Planning Department about that--and other issues--for awhile. I really need to get around to it. Which photo are you referring to? I don't think there are any factories shown, though this area of town is scattered with several, beautiful old mills. They're less...