Comments on: One alternative to transit… http://www.transitmiami.com/2008/05/16/one-alternative-to-transit/ Moving Together, Faster Mon, 13 Oct 2008 18:10:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Sean Bossinger http://www.transitmiami.com/2008/05/16/one-alternative-to-transit/#comment-6488 Sean Bossinger Sun, 18 May 2008 18:50:44 +0000 http://www.transitmiami.com/2008/05/16/one-alternative-to-transit/#comment-6488 Steven's comment regarding the station placement is correct. FIU's objection was registered over the City of Sweetwater's desire to not have the Metrorail East/West line alignment traveling through downtown Sweetwater on SW 107th Ave. However, I do think the President's goals of energy savings will be achieved. Let's just say that people are being persuaded to enjoy their three-day weekends, and are actively being encouraged to not come to work on those three days. How is this happening? It's easy when much of the expenditure for energy is on air conditioning, and you have a centrally-controlled air conditioning system. Crank it up to 80, and people will get the message. Steven’s comment regarding the station placement is correct. FIU’s objection was registered over the City of Sweetwater’s desire to not have the Metrorail East/West line alignment traveling through downtown Sweetwater on SW 107th Ave.

However, I do think the President’s goals of energy savings will be achieved. Let’s just say that people are being persuaded to enjoy their three-day weekends, and are actively being encouraged to not come to work on those three days. How is this happening? It’s easy when much of the expenditure for energy is on air conditioning, and you have a centrally-controlled air conditioning system.

Crank it up to 80, and people will get the message.

]]> By: Steven http://www.transitmiami.com/2008/05/16/one-alternative-to-transit/#comment-6486 Steven Sat, 17 May 2008 23:27:49 +0000 http://www.transitmiami.com/2008/05/16/one-alternative-to-transit/#comment-6486 They didn't scoff at having a metrorail station adjeacent to the campus. They just didn't like the initial proposal for the station's location (which was on campus in a section of the campus where facilities maitenance and vehicle service buildings are and not near the population generators on campus). I, personally, feel that this is not going to actually accomplish anything since most buildings are used heavily over the weekends already. By closing several offices, you can cut down on power consumption somewhat, but if people go in to work over the weekend or if students go in to work on projects, it is still going to have to be lit and air conditioned. They didn’t scoff at having a metrorail station adjeacent to the campus. They just didn’t like the initial proposal for the station’s location (which was on campus in a section of the campus where facilities maitenance and vehicle service buildings are and not near the population generators on campus).

I, personally, feel that this is not going to actually accomplish anything since most buildings are used heavily over the weekends already. By closing several offices, you can cut down on power consumption somewhat, but if people go in to work over the weekend or if students go in to work on projects, it is still going to have to be lit and air conditioned.

]]> By: Ryan http://www.transitmiami.com/2008/05/16/one-alternative-to-transit/#comment-6485 Ryan Sat, 17 May 2008 19:10:09 +0000 http://www.transitmiami.com/2008/05/16/one-alternative-to-transit/#comment-6485 Ha...this is coming from the same university (my alma mater) that scoffed at plans to have a Metrorail station adjacent to the campus. Ha…this is coming from the same university (my alma mater) that scoffed at plans to have a Metrorail station adjacent to the campus.

]]> By: Julian http://www.transitmiami.com/2008/05/16/one-alternative-to-transit/#comment-6468 Julian Fri, 16 May 2008 21:18:48 +0000 http://www.transitmiami.com/2008/05/16/one-alternative-to-transit/#comment-6468 Thatsounds pretty genious to me. Thatsounds pretty genious to me.

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