Re: A Republican!!!!!! (was Re: OT: sponge burning!)
Ron Johnson wrote:
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> On 03/01/07 15:58, Paul Johnson wrote:
>> Ron Johnson wrote:
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>>> On 03/01/07 08:12, judd@wadsworth.org wrote:
>>>> On 28 Feb, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote:
>>>>> On Wed, Feb 28, 2007 at 03:58:10PM -0800, Paul Johnson wrote:
>>>>>> Now the question is, do you really need three motor vehicles, or are
>>>>>> two of 'em a crutch for not leaning on your local officials to fix
>>>>>> public transport?
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>>>>> Now the question is, do you really understand that in much of America
>>>>> public transport is *not* viable and would be a terrible waste of
>>>>> energy
>>>>> *and* money.
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>>>> Which is not really pertinent to the original question, which
>>>> was about a particular situation, not "much of America".
>>>>
>>>> While it's true that public transportation is not a good solution
>>>> for much of rural America, it's also true that it is woefully underused
>>>> areas where it could work.
>>> "People" don't want to wait for a (usually late) bus when they have
>>> (seemingly) more control when driving a car.
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>> TriMet runs 97% on-time. They warn that they may be "up to 3 minutes
>> early
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> Well heck, lets *all* move to Portland!!!!
Portland's full, it's better to emulate. The secret behind this is if
enough people keep going to city council enough times asking for the same
things, eventually it gets done.
>> or late without notice due to passenger load and congestion," but I
>> honestly can't remember the last time they were late. Usually, they're
>> actually running just under a minute early.
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>>> Public transportation only run certain routes. If your source or
>>> destination are not near those routes, you're stuck. Or you walk.
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>> Quality public transportation systems include provisions for taking a
>> bicycle with you.
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> 40 bike racks on the back of the bus?
2 on the bus, and between 2 and 8 per train car depending on the floorplan.
That's usually plenty since cyclists tend to go shorter distances
preferring to get off and catch up to the next one ahead at transit
centers, which tend to be choke points as people make transfers.
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