tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27851011.post114841998702445968..comments2023-10-23T12:53:30.487-07:00Comments on 295bus: Can we Build our Way out of Gridlock?Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11276619955553290726noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27851011.post-1152567786103333162006-07-10T14:43:00.000-07:002006-07-10T14:43:00.000-07:00I still think that if you build it, they will come...I still think that if you build it, they will come. But a curious study would be to determine how many people use transit in places like Japan and Europe where transit is more abundant and more accessible than in the United States. I have heard the argument that people take their cars because they are more convenient, and in most places where that isn't true, the transit systems were really built before the car was an option. But, with a little foresight, we can quickly get our cities to the point where the transit systems match the highways, if not surpass it. Start with dividing the transportation highway budget between transit and highways and see what creative solutions that gets us. What's the point of getting into the transit business if all the money is still tied up in road construction?Will Robisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09778337158642077453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27851011.post-1148623787660690752006-05-25T23:09:00.000-07:002006-05-25T23:09:00.000-07:00Cliff asks "how can we make cars work?" and propos...Cliff asks "how can we make cars work?" and proposes some interesting technical solutions. They are not as far-fetched as they might at first seem--centralized computer control of cars, for example, is being seriously studied.<BR/><BR/>The real fallacy here, though, is the belief that traffic problems can be solved by spending more on roads. I think by now it's abundantly clear that they can't.<BR/><BR/>I'm not going to deny that traveling by car has some advantages over transit, such as privacy, comfort, etc. Travel by transit also has it's appeal to some of us. This is a matter of personal choice.<BR/><BR/>The point of my article is not to argue that people shouldn't drive. But making it possible to drive is expensive, and I'm suggesting that drivers should pay for to support it--along with governments and institutions that make driving a necessity.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11276619955553290726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27851011.post-1148595588068024632006-05-25T15:19:00.000-07:002006-05-25T15:19:00.000-07:00No doubt about it, charging by mileage would hit l...No doubt about it, charging by mileage would hit long distance commuters. On the other hand, people who carpool would be better compensated for their trouble (though in our case, it was no trouble!) by not building up miles on the cars they left at home.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11276619955553290726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27851011.post-1148449450834819032006-05-23T22:44:00.000-07:002006-05-23T22:44:00.000-07:00I like your idea of registration by mileage, but I...I like your idea of registration by mileage, but I can't see it ever happening. And the people commuting like we used to would really suffer, even though we were carpooling. Hmmm.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05253142539959335464noreply@blogger.com