tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post5922694294629943295..comments2024-01-12T00:32:20.149-08:00Comments on The Overhead Wire: Not Just the Work TripPantograph Trolleypolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17833159138533550544noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-54783261035570132802009-05-06T12:01:00.000-07:002009-05-06T12:01:00.000-07:00I dream of the days when taking public transportat...I dream of the days when taking public transportation is easier and cheaper than driving. In parts of Europe that's the real world, but in San Diego where I live now, we still have a far way to go..The 4 Season Travel Bloghttp://winter-travel.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-66133315690044921702009-04-30T19:39:00.000-07:002009-04-30T19:39:00.000-07:00I found it interesting that highway user fees (gas...I found it interesting that highway user fees (gas tax) as a portion of expenditure was 20% whereas metro user fees as a portion of expenditure was 32%. public transport is more self funding than highways.<br /><br />(and whilst the Metro provides its own policing, the high way patrol is paid for separately)njhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15278712220761294549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-87091845513094155632009-04-30T18:01:00.000-07:002009-04-30T18:01:00.000-07:00Thank you for bringing this up! I think this is s...Thank you for bringing this up! I think this is shamefully overlooked, even by die-hard transit activists. Here in SF we're sacrificing general lifestyle trips under the TEP in order to preserve service to commuters.<br /><br />There is such a pervasive bias in Bay Area transportation against the transit-dependent or non-commuting transit choice riders in favor of the almighty office worker that I fear we'll never have a system that carries anyone else.Pedestrianisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03067236246319422235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-24078318827374581712009-04-30T07:05:00.000-07:002009-04-30T07:05:00.000-07:00"It's become cooler to save money, walk more to yo..."It's become cooler to save money, walk more to your destinations and take transit. But this was also because Washington gave the option."<br /><br />I think it's more the latter than the former. It may nor may not be cooler now, but it just wasn't an option before 1998. I think it was about that time that the Metro system, and development around stations, finally reached critical mass. Before that, there just wasn't enough you could get to on Metro. But with the completion of the Green line in 2000 and new development around Green line stations (especially U Street), as well as all the transit-oriented development in the Orange line's Rosslyn-Ballston corridor in the past 10-15 years, it's now far easier to live your entire life inside the Beltway without using a car.<br /><br />The obvious lesson her for other, smaller systems is to keep building. Each new line enhances the utility of the older lines as well by bringing new destinations into play. Eventually, you reach a point where cars simply aren't necessary for many people.Thelonious_Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-54060378556461888492009-04-29T22:35:00.000-07:002009-04-29T22:35:00.000-07:00To find out how many people are taking non-work tr...To find out how many people are taking non-work trips in LA one only has to go as far as the Red Line on a Friday, Saturday or Sunday night. The trains are packed and full of groups of people going to and fro in Hollywood. They've got their Sunday best on and they're heading to the Pantages and Hollywood and Highland and whatever the hell people do in Hollywood. 9 o'clock at night and the trains are standing room only.Spokkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03244298044953214810noreply@blogger.com