tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post4329305694678222215..comments2024-01-12T00:32:20.149-08:00Comments on The Overhead Wire: You Work on Friday to Pay for Your Auto DependencePantograph Trolleypolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17833159138533550544noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-71145512188723631572008-03-10T17:13:00.000-07:002008-03-10T17:13:00.000-07:00I think i'll probably post the series soon.I think i'll probably post the series soon.Pantograph Trolleypolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17833159138533550544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-16922290657365973892008-03-10T16:55:00.000-07:002008-03-10T16:55:00.000-07:00Part one provides interesting background: http://w...Part one provides interesting background: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCKDBHT3i74&feature=related<BR/><BR/>Having visited Auckland several times I can say that the city is quite similar in many ways to Seattle. Just replace "Auckland" with "Seattle" in the video, and most of the facts will hold.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-50415197348646806442008-03-10T09:35:00.000-07:002008-03-10T09:35:00.000-07:00Try telling them how much oil money they are sendi...Try telling them how much oil money they are sending to places like Venezuela and the Middle East. I'm guessing that Dubai is just flaunting the money we've sent over there.Pantograph Trolleypolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17833159138533550544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-9078922859050247892008-03-10T09:09:00.000-07:002008-03-10T09:09:00.000-07:00"but some will never change their mind" And that i..."but some will never change their mind" And that is the problem. I've tried pointing to numbers that show property taxes pay for roads (a large percent). I've explained induced demand to people. I've tried explaining how streetcar suburbs prove TOD works... And I still get no where with certain people... Any ideas?Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15689928015042507584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-87130986134608937812008-03-09T00:39:00.000-08:002008-03-09T00:39:00.000-08:00You should ask your work if that would be possible...You should ask your work if that would be possible Cap'n :) <BR/><BR/>I think if more folks saw this video they might change their minds about spending so much money on cars...but some will never change their mindPantograph Trolleypolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17833159138533550544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-13177589888993477352008-03-08T22:36:00.000-08:002008-03-08T22:36:00.000-08:00Great Article, he has some good points. Unfortunat...Great Article, he has some good points. Unfortunately on a local news board up here in Seattle, there is one poster that I cannot get to admit that transit ridership up here is on the rise, and that providing the alternative to driving, is not tantamount to getting rid of all cars. On that board I go by the name of DiehardTRANSITadvocate(ah, great, I broke one of my rules of blogging, if I have a different name on another blog, not to tell anybody), but I am trying to get a Drivers License, but still once i get it, plan to keep riding the bus, SOUNDER(when I Can), and starting next year LINK.<BR/><BR/>Interestate 5 does have some choke points, I would say fix them, complete the HOV system, but not waste $25 Billion on two new General Purpose lanes each way throughout Seattle, only pushing the cost of future LINK extensions up even higher.<BR/><BR/>LINK is turning the corner on Construction, one of the last major hurdles has been cleared.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-35296820215531774152008-03-08T20:24:00.000-08:002008-03-08T20:24:00.000-08:00So if I don't have a car, can I have Fridays off?So if I don't have a car, can I have Fridays off?Cap'n Transithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17057887736728828646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-25601688582892451902008-03-08T19:07:00.000-08:002008-03-08T19:07:00.000-08:00That is one great video. Right now in Wisconsin w...That is one great video. Right now in Wisconsin we are having this very debate. And quite frankly trying to explain just this point draws blank stares and rude comments.... I'm definitely going to put this video to work.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15689928015042507584noreply@blogger.com