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Glenn on May 16, 2006 - 10:38am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
That's because many people are actively against mass transit spending, preferring their personal cars and low taxes. I know it's a tough sell in many areas even with gas prices over $3 a gallon. Take this example from a friend in Phoenix a couple of years ago.

It takes a significant investment from the public that many are going to fight, but without real alternatives to the personal automobile, the inelastic demand for gasoline will continue until it reaches a break point and real demand destruction occurs through bankruptcy, repossession of cars/houses, unemployment, etc.

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Torion on May 16, 2006 - 2:48pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
FYI, The light rail won. It's being built here now in PHoenix.
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Glenn on May 16, 2006 - 3:49pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
I know and that's great. I just thought it was funny to point out how people just love their freeways...
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Substrate on May 16, 2006 - 10:22pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
But hey, what better way to support the highway than to get all of the slow-poke light-rail-lovers off of it?  Right? ;)
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