06-07-2008, 04:08 PM
[quote kap][quote JoeH][quote mattkime]I'm surprised that fast and convenient mass transit didn't suddenly sprout from our streets the moment that gas went over $3/gal.
Nope, under this administration exactly the opposite happened. Federal funding for construction of new mass transit , or expansion of existing transit was reduced.
Due to lack of funding or because the money has gone to contruct buildings, roads, and bridges in Iraq?
Due to lack of people like you getting involved with your local transit advocacy organization, making phone calls, writing letters. Posting to a non-local message board about it doesn't get you very far. And highlighting how much transit sucks -really- doesn't further the cause, it only reinforces the perceptions of people who aren't currently using it.
There are actually fair amounts of money earmarked for transit that end up not getting used every year, because we're letting it happen.
Nope, under this administration exactly the opposite happened. Federal funding for construction of new mass transit , or expansion of existing transit was reduced.
Due to lack of funding or because the money has gone to contruct buildings, roads, and bridges in Iraq?
Due to lack of people like you getting involved with your local transit advocacy organization, making phone calls, writing letters. Posting to a non-local message board about it doesn't get you very far. And highlighting how much transit sucks -really- doesn't further the cause, it only reinforces the perceptions of people who aren't currently using it.
There are actually fair amounts of money earmarked for transit that end up not getting used every year, because we're letting it happen.