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Archive for May, 2008

enjoy your free ride while it lasts

While I’ve spent much of this week on the blog bickering over high-speed rail funding, I’ve noticed a thread emerge that speaks to all forms of transportation, especially the ubiquitous solo vehicle commute.

Time and time again, public transportation advocates, who are fighting for nickles and dimes in Sacramento in these days of $15 billion budget holes, tell me that driving isn’t free. Roads and highways aren’t free.

Yes, even freeways aren’t free.

Every year, state and local governments pay billions of dollars for the upkeep of our roads and highways. You know that guy in the Read the rest of this entry »

Posted on Thursday, May 22nd, 2008
Under: Carpooling, Freeways, Funding, Transit vs. driving, casual carpools, driving, fuel, global warming, parking, tolls | 4 Comments »

high-speed rail - `separate’ from financial crisis?

Posted on Wednesday, May 21st, 2008
Under: Funding, Misc. Transportation, global warming, high-speed rail, rail | 16 Comments »

‘transportation’ vs. transit

Posted on Tuesday, May 20th, 2008
Under: AC Transit, BART, Buses, Funding, global warming, transit equity | No Comments »

the warm, fuzzy politics of bike-to-work

Posted on Thursday, May 15th, 2008
Under: Bay Bridge, Bicycling, Bridges, Caltrans, Capitol Corridor (Amtrak), Retrofitting, Transit vs. driving, driving, global warming | 5 Comments »

high-speed rail through a child’s eyes

Posted on Monday, May 12th, 2008
Under: Capitol Corridor (Amtrak), Environment, global warming, high-speed rail, rail | 15 Comments »

and this time, we mean it (about transit money)

Posted on Friday, May 9th, 2008
Under: Capitol Corridor (Amtrak), Environment, Funding, Transit vs. driving, driving, fuel | 2 Comments »

and now: Lexus lane transit offsets

Posted on Monday, May 5th, 2008
Under: Misc. Transportation | 2 Comments »

unalienable right to drink and drive?

Posted on Friday, May 2nd, 2008
Under: Safety, driving, technology | 4 Comments »