Ah..., the picture is becoming more clear. This explains the sudden change of opinion by many local leaders of Michigan City.
railroaddumdum49 wrote:Ah..., the picture is becoming more clear. This explains the sudden change of opinion by many local leaders of Michigan City.I feel that the opponents are still holding a "we'll fix this later" attitude. As the process moves "forward" through the environmental impact studies the alternate plans will keep getting brought back into the process. The push against "what NICTD wants" is strong - even if what NICTD wants will help the town in the long run.
NICTD will eventually "win" ... but it won't be without constant complaints from people who didn't get their way.
That being said, NICTD is doing what they can to give the people of Michigan City what they want - up to the point of not doing anything at all or shutting down the railroad. NICTD is not going to do that. They have listened and have adjusted the plan as much as possible - but there are limits to NICTD's concessions. They have a busy railroad to keep running.
If you read the comments filed in the "South of the Lake" study you will see plenty of comments from Michigan City ... some are frustrated that SOTL planners do not seem to be working with NICTD planners. Others just don't understand. SOTL (and the entire project Chicago to Port Huron) is bigger than NICTD's plans ... and they are projects that can remain separate without conflicting with each other.