All the King’s Horses and All the King’s Men

Rochesterians happily enjoy the ride to their new bus barn. Bus transit here in our region fell off the wall last night, as Rochester City Council turned our regional transit "agency" loose to construct a 26 bay bus transfer facility downtown. The proposal passed 7-2, one vote short of defeat. Some of us spoke up. It …

One More (Last?) Time, Part II

Herewith, the text of a second communique to City Council members urging that they oppose the downtown bus facility. I keep trying.... We're coming down to the wire now, with the Planning Commission hearing the issue this evening, and the City Council slated to hear the proposal tomorrow evening. I guess I know where I …

One More (Last?) Time

  Proposed Mortimer Street Transit Center, looking south. I am going to take one more crack at Rochester's ill-conceived $52 million downtown bus barn. I am having a Don Quixote moment - City Council cancelled consideration of this issue until July, and then, suddenly, today rescheduled consideration for next Tuesday. Somebody is getting pretty pushy, …

A Milestone

Thanks to all of our visitors - today we will greet our 100,000th reader! It's been a great pleasure to have all of you join us in the Town Square. We hope you will stay with us as the conversations continue. Onward!