Posted Sun, Jul 20, 10:28 a.m.

RE: You make no sense...: Over the last 50 years could transit lines have been built in conjunction with the freeways and arterials that were built in our urban and suburban areas? Of course they could have and just imagine what things would be like if that had been done. ...

Posted Sun, Jul 20, 10:26 a.m.

RE: You make no sense...: My comments on on "roads at all costs" actually came from looking at Boston's Big Dig. In looking at the original construction of I-95 through Boston I was amazed at the 10s (if not 100s of thousands of people considering the density of the neighborhoods ...

Posted Sat, Jul 19, 5:56 p.m.

RE: You make no sense...: And as far as your comments regarding my "perception that there's a double standard between roads and transit 'paying their way'" I don't really think it is a "misperception". If you were to take the rest of your comment: However, that doesn't equate to a ...

Posted Sat, Jul 19, 5:47 p.m.

RE: You make no sense...: I read your comments and I am more than willing to admit that your may be right. My question is, when you say that state and federal highway budgets consist of gas tax and related excise taxes is this coming from actual knowledge and verifiable ...

Posted Fri, Jul 18, 6:39 p.m.

RE: You make no sense...: I tend to doubt that user fees (gas & vehicle (tire) excise taxes) constitute the sources of ALL state and federal dollars for highway budgets. While I haven't done much research on it, I do know that the city I live in has in its ...

Posted Fri, Jul 18, 7:46 a.m.

Subsidies to individual car users: In regards to subsidies to individual car users, you might find interesting the information at this site: www.keeptexasmoving.org/index.php/ news/Do_Roads_Pay_for_Themselves%3F (sorry, Crosscut wouldn't allow the full link because it exceeded their 60 character limit, you'll have to double copy & paste). According to the Texas Department ...

Posted Fri, Jul 18, 7:20 a.m.

RE: You make no sense...: In regards to your comment regarding subsidies to individual car users, you might find interesting the information at this site: www.keeptexasmoving.org/index.php/ news/Do_Roads_Pay_for_Themselves%3F (sorry, Crosscut wouldn't allow the full link because it exceeded their 60 character limit, you'll have to double copy & paste). According to ...

Posted Tue, Jul 1, 8:31 a.m.

No mention of the operating cost: One thing I haven't seen anyone mention is the cost of operating a BRT system. Right now, diesel is $5+/gallon. What happens when it gets to $7.50/gallon. $10.00/gallon? BRT may be cheaper to implement, but in a comparison of implementation costs + operating costs ...

Posted Fri, Aug 10, 8:05 a.m.

RE: Going my way?: I don't understand why you insist that transit should pay for itself. There is no form of mechanized transportation in use today that pays for itself, so why should transit be treated any differently? Air Travel: Airports built, expanded and maintained using local, state and federal ...