Comments on: Public transit woes: voters give, state takes away http://www.ibabuzz.com/transportation/2008/11/14/public-transit-woes-voters-give-state-takes-away/ Getting around the Bay Area with Denis Cuff and the Queen of the Road Tue, 17 May 2011 06:04:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: dc http://www.ibabuzz.com/transportation/2008/11/14/public-transit-woes-voters-give-state-takes-away/comment-page-1/#comment-3405 dc Sun, 16 Nov 2008 07:12:29 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/transportation/?p=722#comment-3405 “…a $9.95 million down payment…”

billion with a b!

]]> By: david vartanoff http://www.ibabuzz.com/transportation/2008/11/14/public-transit-woes-voters-give-state-takes-away/comment-page-1/#comment-3407 david vartanoff Sat, 15 Nov 2008 05:32:33 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/transportation/?p=722#comment-3407 Maybe the MTC could start by diverting highway waste like fourth bore funding to transit.

]]> By: fpteditors http://www.ibabuzz.com/transportation/2008/11/14/public-transit-woes-voters-give-state-takes-away/comment-page-1/#comment-3406 fpteditors Fri, 14 Nov 2008 22:37:54 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/transportation/?p=722#comment-3406 The dirty little secret about transit vs autos. The auto [and sprawl] system is heavily-subsidized. The profits are private, the costs are public (global warming, oil wars, floods, fires, bailouts). Sound familiar? Get involved with your local transit advocacy group. The quickest way to change is to make public transit fare-free. The savings are immense.

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