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[krazeeboi]

LOL, they can forget it.

[waccamatt]

I agree with the premise of SOME of what PETA does, but mostly they are irrelevant. I mean, why on Earth does it matter if a school's mascot is a fighting animal?

[emerging.me]

What a load of crap. I'd have a lot more respect for groups like this if I saw them working on the grassroots level in communities trying to help in *real* situations where animals are being negelected or mistreated... instead of making political moves, trying to push their twisted ideology on everyone else.

Go cocks.

Edited by emerging.me, 14 August 2005 - 03:37 PM.

[emerging.me]

Hey... I've got an idea... let's do a major interstate repair and resurfacing project on I-26 & 126 ... let's close two out of three lanes of traffic, have poor signage, little to no police doing traffic control *AND* let's do it all on the weekend that 10,000 students are moving back to town -- driving in on slammed highways and making runs back and forth to Harbison.


Great friggin' idea.  

[krazeeboi]

Hell, at least the repairs are getting done. Better to do it on the weekend (even though it sucks for the college kids) than Monday morning @ 8am.

Edited by krazeeboi, 14 August 2005 - 07:34 PM.

[emerging.me]

True... they're still working on it as of 11:00, so we'll see. It'll be a mess in the morning regardless.

[Spartan]

Hey that sounds like fun! It reminds me of the spur of the moment trips my roomates and I would make to Harbison which for some reason always seemed to happen at 5 or 530 on any given weekday.

This is how I came to love Woodhill Mall after it opened. It takes the same amount of time to get there at any given time of the day from campus.

Werent they supposed to start the resurfacing project back in June? I remember hearing about that in April on WIS. I think I even posted that here...

[krazeeboi]

I know we spoke about mass transit and the bus situation in Columbia in this thread. An article in The State describes the lack of the support that the DT trolleys are getting, so it seems that trolley service is set to be temporarily suspended for about a year or two, after the Katrina victims get situated in more permanent housing; for now, the evacuees are being shuttled back and forth between their hotel rooms and the relief center on Laurel.

One drawback here is cost. It costs about $600,000 a year for fuel, maintenance, drivers’ salaries and other trolley costs. Intended to move people to restaurants and shops, and to transform Columbia into a more pedestrian-friendly city, the trolleys never caught on.

Meanwhile, the authority is turning its attention to what it considers a more pressing need — finding a funding source for the area’s bus system. As early as next year, the authority wants to put a half-cent per dollar sales tax increase before voters in Richland and Lexington counties. If approved, the money would be used to support the bus system.

[Spartan]

That is a wise choice. With gas prices high and ridership loiw, it makes sense to cut that service. I hope the transportation t=ax will go thorugh.

[803metlife]

Spartan, on Sep 27 2005, 11:26 PM, said:

That is a wise choice. With gas prices high and ridership loiw, it makes sense to cut that service. I hope the transportation t=ax will go thorugh.

i notice the ridership went up on the city buses, i think we should discontinue the use of trolley's until further needed. i read the paper and they planned on cutting back some hours on the weekend because of the gas issues but in away it has helped out because more people are using the city buses.   i'm really glad that the buses have extended their services around the city. i couldn't understand for years why the buses never really crossed lexington county. this was a big step for the city of columbia, there is no other city in s.c. with more ridership than columbia! charleston even lost their bus system at one time, and greenville mine as well not even have a bus system, because i never see anyone on there. so that's a plus

[Hybrid0NE]

I've got some bad news...

I have to inform all of my fellow Columbia forumers that you will officially lose a member on Monday, October 10, 2005. I will be moving to Atlanta to celebrate Columbus Day. I'll still butt in here every other day to see whats happening in Cola.

[waccamatt]

Hybrid0NE, on Oct 9 2005, 10:27 AM, said:

I've got some bad news...

I have to inform all of my fellow Columbia forumers that you will officially lose a member on Monday, October 10, 2005. I will be moving to Atlanta to celebrate Columbus Day. I'll still butt in here every other day to see whats happening in Cola.

Good luck to you!

[krazeeboi]

Hybrid0NE, on Oct 9 2005, 12:27 PM, said:

I've got some bad news...

I have to inform all of my fellow Columbia forumers that you will officially lose a member on Monday, October 10, 2005. I will be moving to Atlanta to celebrate Columbus Day. I'll still butt in here every other day to see whats happening in Cola.

Wow, I wish I could celebrate every holiday by moving somewhere different.  

I wish you the best!

[krazeeboi]

The State is examining what Columbia will look like in 2015 and is seeking public input. What does Columbia have that its citizens can’t do without? What does the city need? Selected responses will be published as part of the "Building Our City" special section.

[Cosocar]

Does anyone know what the offical height is of the Bank Of America Plaza and the newer Meridian building?  Emporis and many other skyscraper sites don't have this information.  Some state the BOA Plaza is about 93m/305 ft and the Meridian at 76.2m/249 feet, like www.skyscraperpage.com.  Is this correct?

I've been seeking this information for a while, short of calling the architect or building administrators.

This was not really a forum type of topic, which is why I posted it here.  Hope that's okay!

[Spartan]

Its fine. Thats why this is the off topic section.

[krazeeboi]

On the City of Columbia Office of Economic Development website, in the Future Developments category, it says:

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City Center Way Finding Signage Project:

This project is nearing completion and will greatly enhance a visitor’s ability to navigate around City Center without getting lost. An important element is to identify parking and area attractions.

Has this yet been instituted?

By the way, they need to update that site, like, last month.

[Spartan]

No. The sinage is horrible downtown. I understand why visitors are so imtimidated by Columbia. This is a worthwhile project... I am suprisd this wasn't thought of 10 years ago.

[krazeeboi]

Well, the city could certainly learn from Greenville in this regard. They have great signage.

[Spartan]

That is true.