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152 comments on CNN: Reporting on the Growing Peak Oil Meme

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SocraticGadfly on March 17, 2006 - 2:16am

Yes, you're right. I originally had $90 a barrel for the oil price, then edited that to $100 for the extra shock value, and did not edit gas prices accordingly.

Otherwise, thanks for the kind words. Now, if only I could get hired by a bigger paper!

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AlanfromBigEasy on March 18, 2006 - 12:50am

Another aspect might be standing room only on DART, new vehicles on order (they used a recent cost underrun on a few more AFAIK), real estate tanking in exurbia but "hot as a pistol" for residential within walking distance of DART stations as almost all new office buildings are built within four blocks of a DART station. Even 1/2 mile away residential is going at a premium. Massive bike parking racks are going up at DART stations, displacing Park & Ride cars, and there is talk of taking one car lane (in one direction) and turning it into two bike lanes on roads leading to stations. (A four lane street becomes a 2=1 car lanes and 2 bike lanes).

Texas Legislature is debating stopping construction of new highways and devoting soem of that money to electric trolley buses and urban rail (streetcars, light rail, commuter rail).

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SocraticGadfly on March 18, 2006 - 2:32am

Right on all of this. The new UNT-Dallas is south Dallas is "hot" in part because it will eventually have a DART rail terminal. (My paper is in Lancaster, just south of there.)
Of course, a number of suburbs haven't bought into DART and are maxed out on sales taxes.

And, with folks at Volvo now unveiling hybrid buses, mass transit is getting a newer (and cleaner) lease on life.