Mobile Development Thread - Page 114

CottonCity251 · #**2261** Posted **Jun 27, 2008, 2:15 PM**

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Originally Posted by sandebr00

On a different note, did anyone see the article in the today's Press Register about the tanker deal? The title of the article says it all -- "New Bills Steer Tanker to Boeing." Of course, neither the House nor the Senate has passed any of these bills, nor has president signed any of the bills, so it's not the law at this time. But, it's disconcerting to see the efforts of Boeing supporters to make it impossible for EADS to win the new competition. I did hear on the news today that Sec. of Defense Robert Gates will oversee the air force tanker decision, which I think is good news for Mobile and EADS. He seems to be pragmatic (understanding that there would be adverse consequences if the deal is just given to Boeing), and wants do what is best for the US military. If EADS's plane really is better, I think he will go to bat for EADS.

http://www.al.com/news/press-register/index.ssf?/base/news/121455815441380.xml&coll=3

A bill introduce by none other than May's Porkster of the Month, Congressman Tiahart.

<< He dead serious... Sounds like he is still on Boeing's payroll. The chances that this will passed is the same chances that Senator Sessions bill for the funding of Mobile's streetcars and LRT system....0. I think the Airforce will stand by its decision and not re-bid the contract since Robert Gates supported their choice. There really is no need to. The GAO said Boeing would have had better chances of winning not would have won and still didn't say which plane was better....maybe because we already know which one, the KC-45. Come on people, the best selling car in America is foreign.

10101000 · #**2262** Posted **Jun 27, 2008, 2:17 PM**

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Originally Posted by SouthSky

Speaking of traffic...

The ALDOT site just added cams for the Mobile area. (There is no 65 or 165 cams as of yet)

This will also give you a live look at the skyline in some views for those people that are interested in that kind of stuff (me)

http://www.dot.state.al.us/internetdocs/apps/bureaus/design/its/publicits/CameraList.aspx

Thank you for posting this!

MobileLSUboy2005 · #**2263** Posted **Jun 27, 2008, 2:27 PM**

haha! love the foosackly's sign....

On another note, the cam's are nice and all, but we need traffic cams all up and down the surface streets! Also, i know that yahoo maps has live traffic capabilities for Mobile, but I really wish google maps would do it too for the Mobile metro. They cant say we're too small because they have done ALL of I-10/12 in the Baton Rouge, NOLA metro area, and for Lafayette, LA and for Tallahassee, Fl (the last two are much smaller than Mobile...) I prefer to use google's system because it is available for those with iPhones to view live traffic conditions while already on the road (which trust me, is convenient in the Baton Rouge area...) My only complaint with google is that they only show interstate traffic, and not city-streets like yahoo.

any thoughts?

SouthSky · #**2264** Posted **Jun 27, 2008, 3:39 PM**

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Originally Posted by MobileLSUboy2005

haha! love the foosackly's sign....

On another note, the cam's are nice and all, but we need traffic cams all up and down the surface streets! Also, i know that yahoo maps has live traffic capabilities for Mobile, but I really wish google maps would do it too for the Mobile metro. They cant say we're too small because they have done ALL of I-10/12 in the Baton Rouge, NOLA metro area, and for Lafayette, LA and for Tallahassee, Fl (the last two are much smaller than Mobile...) I prefer to use google's system because it is available for those with iPhones to view live traffic conditions while already on the road (which trust me, is convenient in the Baton Rouge area...) My only complaint with google is that they only show interstate traffic, and not city-streets like yahoo.

any thoughts?

I, too, would like google to get Mobile's traffic information but WKRG implemented a system with google maps on their website.

Here is a google.com map with ALDOT traffic cams overlayed:

http://www.wkrg.com/traffic/

10101000 · #**2265** Posted **Jun 27, 2008, 4:23 PM**

Maps.Live has a lot of traffic information about Mobile.

MobileLSUboy2005 · #**2266** Posted **Jun 27, 2008, 6:35 PM**

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Originally Posted by SouthSky

I, too, would like google to get Mobile's traffic information but WKRG implemented a system with google maps on their website.

Here is a google.com map with ALDOT traffic cams overlayed:

http://www.wkrg.com/traffic/

why does the ALDOT think the only places in Mobile that have traffic are bridges and tunnels?? haha

10101000 · #**2267** Posted **Jun 27, 2008, 7:08 PM**

I am sure there are more to come, becuase the ALDOT added some more in Birmingham.

Electrical Porpoise · #**2268** Posted **Jun 27, 2008, 8:18 PM**

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Originally Posted by (Tim)

I am sure there are more to come, becuase the ALDOT added some more in Birmingham.

We may bankrupt the state with them on Airport.

Port_of_Bama · #**2269** Posted **Jun 27, 2008, 8:33 PM**

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Originally Posted by bayou15

why not two more tunnels? dig them deeper at 60'

Bayou you an I think just alike cuz. The current tunnel route could be used for trucks since they predict that Mobile will have more truck traffic as the port expands. A new tunnel route for cars and the whole route doesn`t have to be a tunnel they can eventualy elavate it into a bridge as it nears Balwdin countyand merge into I-10. I- ten needs to be atleast 6 lanes from Pensacola to New Orleans or atleast Mississippi. The western part of the Mobile county needs a bypass as well.

Port_of_Bama · #**2270** Posted **Jun 27, 2008, 8:36 PM**

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Originally Posted by CottonCity251

A bill introduce by none other than May's Porkster of the Month, Congressman Tiahart.

<< He dead serious... Sounds like he is still on Boeing's payroll. The chances that this will passed is the same chances that Senator Sessions bill for the funding of Mobile's streetcars and LRT system....0. I think the Airforce will stand by its decision and not re-bid the contract since Robert Gates supported their choice. There really is no need to. The GAO said Boeing would have had better chances of winning not would have won and still didn't say which plane was better....maybe because we already know which one, the KC-45. Come on people, the best selling car in America is foreign.

"Come on people, the best selling car in America is foreign"

lol yeah your right ! That Tiahart guy has been doing more talking than senators who are from Washington state.

Off topic but I realy wish Mobile had some sort of theme Park are waterpark. I wish they would look into things like this soon I hope. BR has the Blue Bayou(water park) and will be getting another theme park with Disney soon.

DruidCity · #**2271** Posted **Jun 27, 2008, 9:56 PM**

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BR has the Blue Bayou(water park) and will be getting another theme park with Disney soon

Disney in Baton Rouge ? I haven't heard of that ? Any more details ?

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Off topic but I realy wish Mobile had some sort of theme Park (or) waterpark

That is long overdue. Give people a reason to visit Mobile.

I thought the proposed race track could do it (especially since a possible water park and Branson-style music venues were mentioned when the project was first pitched), but that seems to be getting nowhere fast.

Similarly, the massive Bama Bayou project over in Orange Beach that was going to have a water park and Gulf World appears to have stalled out.

I'd really like to see some sort of major amusement and/or water park anywhere in Mobile-Baldwin and an aquarium in downtown Mobile. Alabama has an amazingly rich diversity of aquatic life, yet everywhere but Alabama has the major aquarium exhibits.

SouthSky · #**2272** Posted **Jun 27, 2008, 11:28 PM**

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Originally Posted by DruidCity

Disney in Baton Rouge ? I haven't heard of that ? Any more details ?

It's a rumor running around the city as of late. There is nothing substantiated as of yet.

CottonCity251 · #**2273** Posted **Jun 28, 2008, 12:35 AM**

Senator Jeff Sessions has placed a legislative hold on a bill that would require the Air Force to award the $40 billion tanker contract to Boeing, greatly reducing the chances it will pass.

The bill introduced Thursday by Senators Sam Brownback and Pat Roberts of Kansas would either give Boeing the contract or require the Air Force to rebid the contract under new terms that give Boeing the upper hand.

The move by Sessions means the bill would need a yes vote from 60 senators before it could be considered.

“Pilots, engineers, and experts at the Air Force should have the opportunity to select the aircraft they believe best meets the needs and requirements of our troops,” Sessions said. “This legislation would take an unprecedented step of overriding the entire competition, and I strongly object."

Courtesy to Jamie Burch of WKRG

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Seems like something new on the tanker bid every couple hours.

Scottybo · #**2274** Posted **Jun 28, 2008, 1:23 AM**

Yeesh, is it just me or do they seem very desperate?

Port_of_Bama · #**2275** Posted **Jun 28, 2008, 9:55 PM**

Extremely desperate !!!!

SouthSky · #**2276** Posted **Jun 29, 2008, 7:43 AM**

Foosackly's signage gets some publicity in the Seattle Times:

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2008023302_sundaybuzz29.html

"Boeing gets a taste of Southern ribbing; There were some encouraging signs this month in Boeing's quest to recapture the much-disputed Air Force tanker contract. But the tongue-in-cheek billboard..."

OCA REP · #**2277** Posted **Jun 29, 2008, 2:31 PM**

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Originally Posted by Scottybo

Yeesh, is it just me or do they seem very desperate?

Senator Sessions or the ones from Kansas?

CottonCity251 · #**2278** Posted **Jun 29, 2008, 2:59 PM**

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Originally Posted by OCA REP

Senator Sessions or the ones from Kansas?

ha ha cough... whomp whomp.

LHG · #**2279** Posted **Jun 30, 2008, 9:33 PM**

Airport authority fires Brookley boss Marc Pelham
Posted by Jeff Amy, Business Reporter June 30, 2008 3:35 PM
Categories: Aerospace, Breaking News, Business
Marc Pelham, who ran the Brookley Field Industrial Complex, was fired Friday by the Mobile Airport Authority.

The reason for the firing remained unclear Monday. Bay Haas, the authority's executive director, refused to comment beyond confirming that Pelham no longer worked for the authority, which also owns Mobile Regional Airport.

The Press-Register could not reach Pelham for comment Monday afternoon.

The move comes as the authority continues to hold a site for the possible Northrop Grumman Corp. and EADS North America aircraft assembly plants. The contracting team would build an aerial refueling tanker for the U.S. Air Force, while a EADS affiliate would also assemble civilian A330 freighter aircraft. The tanker project remains a center of fierce dispute, with the Government Accountability Office having upheld a protest by rival Boeing Co. last month.

(For a complete report, read Tuesday's Press-Register)

SouthSky · #**2280** Posted **Jun 30, 2008, 10:01 PM**

^It's probably because he is doing an AWFUL job with Mobile Regional.

We are among the top 3 untapped markets for service to New York and Washington and among the highest grossing routes on a per mile basis in Delta and Northwest's systems.

What does this mean? We need competition to drive down prices, which will bring more people back to using MOB and get new airlines with more non-stops.