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Old 09-05-2012, 12:56 AM
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As economy rises, so does Bay Area transit congestion

I keep hearing that the job thing is about to take off here in California
and here's the proof that momentum is building a head of steam.
Obama get's the blame for everything else. Should he get the blame for this as well?

From Highway 101 to BART to SFO, traffic records are falling across the Bay Area.
More drivers are clogging Silicon Valley's busiest stretch of freeway now than they did during the dot-com bubble. Bay Area trains are more packed than when record gas prices peaked in summer 2008. And the region's biggest airport is busier than its pre-9/11 high.
The reason? The workforce from San Francisco to San Jose is the largest it has been in more than a decade, while East Bay worker totals are at their highest since 2008. And while airports, trains and freeways are busier these days across the country, the trend in the Bay Area is even more pronounced.
"I guess you could say it's kind of exciting to see traffic again," said Jim Wunderman, CEO of the Bay Area Council business group. "If there's frustration -- gripping the steering wheel a little bit harder while sitting in bumper-to-bumper traffic -- at least more people are employed."
More traffic also means more train fares and gas tax revenues to keep transportation systems moving. But we're also leaning more heavily on an aging infrastructure network, and we're beginning to remember that an improving economy means more time at the wheel, standing on packed trains and waiting for delayed flights to take off.
"After the last few years, I think most people are willing to bear those inconveniences," said John Goodwin, spokesman for the Metropolitan Transportation Commission.

As economy rises, so does Bay Area transit congestion - Inside Bay Area
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Old 09-05-2012, 02:11 AM
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Old 09-05-2012, 07:17 AM
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Looks like the libs in CA are a little optimistic considering the US national debt hit $16T.

National debt sets new record at $16 trillion as Dems open their convention - NYPOST.com
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