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Archive for September, 2006

undeserved act of kindness

Cell photo by CC 

Amtrak sunset reflections.jpg

Son, I was wrong.

It’s not easy for a father to say that to a teen-ager, ennervatingly wise beyond his years.

I was wrong back at the beginning of the summer, when you told me that the front tire on your mountain bike was leaking, and I took your concern with a grain of salt.

It was a slow leak, I reasoned, and it’ll just need an occasional Read the rest of this entry »

Posted on Friday, September 29th, 2006
Under: Bicycling, Capitol Corridor (Amtrak), connectivity, rail | 2 Comments »

rounding out the fare debate

Posted on Tuesday, September 26th, 2006
Under: BART, Fare systems, Funding | 20 Comments »

cleaner buses - the ZEV and the reality

Posted on Monday, September 25th, 2006
Under: AC Transit, Environment, Funding | No Comments »

today’s free lecture: fare idea falls flat

Posted on Tuesday, September 19th, 2006
Under: BART, Buses, Fare systems, Funding, Transit vs. driving, transit equity | 14 Comments »

fairer fare in bowels of NYC?

Posted on Monday, September 18th, 2006
Under: AC Transit, BART, Buses, Fare systems, Transit vs. driving | 8 Comments »

now, let’s not regress…

Posted on Tuesday, September 12th, 2006
Under: BART, Funding, tolls, transit equity | 7 Comments »

five years of living with terror

Posted on Monday, September 11th, 2006
Under: BART, Buses, Security | No Comments »

unhappy transbay livestock

Posted on Thursday, September 7th, 2006
Under: AC Transit, BART, Bay Bridge, Buses, Caltrans, connectivity | 2 Comments »

steal this highway

Posted on Wednesday, September 6th, 2006
Under: BART, Freeways, Funding, Smart Lanes, tolls | 1 Comment »