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UnSound Transit: Mass transit users save $9500 per year says APTA
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The phrase,'Unsound Transit', was coined by the Wall Street Journal to describe Seattle where,"Light Rail Madness eats billions that could otherwise be devoted to truly efficient transportation technologies.". Thursday, November 20, 2008. Mass transit users save $9500 per year says APTA. America is Dropping Cars and Hopping Trains, but Transit is Pressured. Posted: November 11th, 2008 10:42 AM EDT. Stephanie I. Cohen. But transit agencies are facing a classic Catch-22: Just as public transit is seeing re...
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Please send comments or questions on what you read on this web site
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Global Telematics, http:/ www.globaltelematics.com. Public Interest Transportation Forum - http:/ www.bettertransport.info/pitf. Your Opportunity to Comment. Please email any comments or questions to John Niles at John@bettertransport.info.
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Telecommunications, Telework, and Travel Behavior
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Http:/ www.globaltelematics.com. John S. Niles, President. Key conclusions from the work below:. A mode of transportation, because telecom is different in kind from transport. Transport provides face-to-face proximity, and telecom does not. Telecom offers electronic proximity, which is different in a number of specific ways than physical proximity. However, electronic proximity has many characteristics that with skill in application can make it better than being there. While there are many instances of t...
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HOT lanes are popular
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Eeking cost-effective ways to reduce traffic congestion in Honolulu. February 28, 2008. Cato's O'Toole on Why Government Planning Always Fails:. The Cato Institute s Winter Letter for 2008 leads with a new Randal O Toole essay, Why Government Planning Always Fails. Here s an excerpt with the link to the essay at the end:. Transit advocates will point out that the autos driving on congested urban highways often have only one occupant. But that is exactly the point:. February 25, 2008. February 24, 2008.
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UnSound Transit: The Myth of Light Rail being Green
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The phrase,'Unsound Transit', was coined by the Wall Street Journal to describe Seattle where,"Light Rail Madness eats billions that could otherwise be devoted to truly efficient transportation technologies.". Thursday, November 20, 2008. The Myth of Light Rail being Green. Another green tale is derailed. Milwaukee Journal May. 11, 2008. Does Mother Earth really want Milwaukee to build light rail? This isn't what most people expect. Still, O'Toole, a longtime critic of light rail, confined himself to...
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UnSound Transit: Tolls without the toll-booth heading for SR 520 and I 90
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The phrase,'Unsound Transit', was coined by the Wall Street Journal to describe Seattle where,"Light Rail Madness eats billions that could otherwise be devoted to truly efficient transportation technologies.". Tuesday, November 18, 2008. Tolls without the toll-booth heading for SR 520 and I 90. Toll-booth-free tolling on SR 520 and I-90. As early as 2010, the east-west transportation corridor could see a return to the pay-as-you-go model, done without the slowdown of a toll booth. November 18, 2008.
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UnSound Transit: Seatle Light Rail: cost of reducing carbon is ludicrous
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The phrase,'Unsound Transit', was coined by the Wall Street Journal to describe Seattle where,"Light Rail Madness eats billions that could otherwise be devoted to truly efficient transportation technologies.". Thursday, November 20, 2008. Seatle Light Rail: cost of reducing carbon is ludicrous. Seattle’s Expensive and Ineffective Rail Tax Proposal. Labels: 2.11 Seattle LR. 73 Emissions Global Warming. Carless in Seattle Blog. University of Washington - The Daily. Wa State Transportation Commission. 034 R...
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UnSound Transit: How to pay for the Nation's roads - a case for public private partnerships
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The phrase,'Unsound Transit', was coined by the Wall Street Journal to describe Seattle where,"Light Rail Madness eats billions that could otherwise be devoted to truly efficient transportation technologies.". Tuesday, October 21, 2008. How to pay for the Nation's roads - a case for public private partnerships. How to pay for the roads still traveled. October 21, 2008. What of the future? BTS projects that VMT will grow by more than half the current level to 4.7 trillion in 2030, while U.S. p...During th...
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UnSound Transit: Washington State Ferries plans to save money by building boats out of state
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The phrase,'Unsound Transit', was coined by the Wall Street Journal to describe Seattle where,"Light Rail Madness eats billions that could otherwise be devoted to truly efficient transportation technologies.". Tuesday, November 18, 2008. Washington State Ferries plans to save money by building boats out of state. Ferries built out of state could cost state less. Seattle Times staff reporter. Further, the state should put off building two new 144-car boats and instead build four like the 64-car boat plann...
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UnSound Transit: Vote No on Pop 1 again
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The phrase,'Unsound Transit', was coined by the Wall Street Journal to describe Seattle where,"Light Rail Madness eats billions that could otherwise be devoted to truly efficient transportation technologies.". Tuesday, October 28, 2008. Vote No on Pop 1 again. Op-Ed - Vote No on the 'rail package'. By John V. Fox and Carolee Colter. Monday, October 27, 2008. Repackaged under the banner "transit now," Proposition 1 would pay for construction of 34 additional miles of light-rail track, additional Sounder t...
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