I know posting has been light. I'm busy playing with spreadsheets and what have you for the ULI project. I did manage to squeeze in an interview last Friday for the Metblog, though. Some folks at Siemens were having an event Downtown promoting a streetcar they were shipping from California to Charlotte, and asked the Metblog folks if we wanted to do an interview.
I jumped at the chance, since the local streetcar initiative is something I've been following for about the last six years. I even worked on some legislation in 2004/2005 when I worked at the Capitol. The interview was a lot of fun, and I think you guys will really enjoy it. The first thing I asked was about the technology behind overhead lines vs. the alternatives.
My favorite line was a bit later from Ken Cornelius, the CEO of Siemens One. He was talking about all the things we use to pitch Atlanta - the climate, the universities, the culture, etc. He wrapped it up with a case for transit: "This would be paradise if it weren't for the traffic."
Anyway, go check out the interview at the Metblog. I broke the audio up into 2 to 3 minute sections so they are easy to digest. You'll also get to hear yours truly saying, "uh... um," a lot. Let's just say there is a reason I only did one semester as a college radio dj, and a reason I chose to do a blog and not a regular podcast or something.
Monday, January 25, 2010
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