tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1792004824896769845.post7683013971153009817..comments2023-10-26T10:14:30.017-04:00Comments on "Green is Good": Is the UPMC Line Coming?Schultzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15081403187993259643noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1792004824896769845.post-5752666498534408022010-02-24T18:05:15.834-05:002010-02-24T18:05:15.834-05:00Funny - Lynn was the individual who told me about ...Funny - Lynn was the individual who told me about the ban on public-private partnerships. We were working on the <a href="http://www.pghwiki.org/" rel="nofollow">transportation plan wiki thing at the time.</a> Thanks!Schultzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15081403187993259643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1792004824896769845.post-90310283706797521942010-02-24T14:16:42.436-05:002010-02-24T14:16:42.436-05:00According to Lynn Heckman, county assistant develo...According to Lynn Heckman, county assistant development director for transportation initiatives:<br />"the group will push for state legislation allowing public-private partnerships and authorizing a new city-county entity, similar to the Sports & Exhibition Authority, to oversee the project."<br /><br />"Public-private partnerships have been pitched by Gov. Ed Rendell and others as a way to fund transportation and infrastructure improvements across the U.S. at a time of scarce government resources. They have been used overseas for decades."<br /><br />Read more: <a href="http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10055/1038099-53.stm#ixzz0gTyaUL0Z" rel="nofollow">http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10055/1038099-53.stm#ixzz0gTyaUL0Z</a>illyriashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07729280972013286906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1792004824896769845.post-16065624716165728422010-02-24T13:53:09.775-05:002010-02-24T13:53:09.775-05:00A while back (2007) I suggested on this here blog ...A while back (2007) <a href="http://thegreenagenda.blogspot.com/2007/09/bring-streetcars-back-to-pittsburgh.html" rel="nofollow">I suggested on this here blog that non-profits like UPMC work with the city</a> and region by partnering on things like light rail or streetcar lines. A contact of mine at the county economic development group said that the one thing preventing this from becoming reality is that public-private partnerships weren't legal in PA (at least at that time they were not). Have the laws changed since then?Schultzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15081403187993259643noreply@blogger.com