Broadcast Reply

Broadcast Reply Glenn A. Walsh

To Editorials of P.O. Box 1041

KQV President & GM Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15230-1041 U.S.A.

Robert W. Dickey: Telephone: 412-561-7876

North Shore Connector Electronic Mail: < LRTNShore@planetarium.cc >

Extension Project 2005 June 24

I wish to reply to Bob Dickey's editorials regarding the "North Shore

Connector" rapid transit project.

First, I want to take this opportunity to congratulate KQV on 30 years

of all-news radio. I have been listening for the entire 30 years, and

I hope to be listening for, at least, another 30 years.

Yes, the construction cost of the North Shore Connector rapid transit

project is high. But it must be remembered that such capital projects

are built, not just for the people living today, but for people of the

future.

So long as these tunnels are built well, and maintained properly

through the years, there is no reason these tunnels should not last,

at least, 50 to 75 years without a major overhaul. When you divide the

project cost by the number of people who will use this transit

extension within the next 50-75 years, this enhanced public transit

system is certainly a wise investment of public funds for today--and

for the future!

Now, I certainly agree that this transit extension would not be as

valuable to the public, if it only stops at the North Shore.

Regrettably, the high cost of these public improvement projects

necessitates them being built in stages.

However, once the North Shore Connector rapid transit project is

completed, plans should be made and funding sought for extensions of

this rapid transit system into the neighborhoods of the North Side and

Ohio Valley. Without eventual extensions to serve the people in the

neighborhoods, then I would agree that the value of the current

project is tremendously diminished.

gaw