Thursday, July 14, 2011

If California is losing big, Why is Washington state not going aggressively after the spoils

According to this CNN.com article, the state of California is currently losing about five times the amount of businesses to other states due to its business climate, tax and other regulatory snafus along with its worsening credit rating that is leading to a lot of I-o-U paperweight instruments that probably will never be paid.

Why is there not a major push by CREDC and other local businesses to push our positives? 

No autos on the new cable stay Portland Milwaukee Maxx

If TriMet can't get any sicker they are planning a cable stay bridge (think the columbia river crossing bridge options) that will have options for pedestrians, buses and light rail but NOT cars?

Some times I am begin to wonder what wisdom TriMet has installed inside its executive suites?...

Thanks to Jack Bogdanski for the link.

Monday, July 11, 2011

Now this does not work?

Look, I am really seriously upset that the state of Washington is spending hundreds of millions on differing processes on various state projects and now this:

http://www.columbian.com/news/2011/jul/10/photo-tolling-not-there-yet-switch-to-statewide-co/

They cannot even seem to get a simple technology of photo toll of offenders right. So are they now going to have to go back to hand written checks to make sure the right people get the right infraction?  And why do I have a feeling this will be put on the columbia river crossing project?