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Re: Age limitations
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Wed, 5 Jul 2000 18:48:11 GMT
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mattdm@mattdm.org#antispam#
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Larry Pieniazek <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote:
> you can ride trams, funiculars, rack railways, canal boats, ships, trains,
> busses (diesel and electric) and subways within your zone for 24 hours for
> about 5 bucks. But then the pop density is a lot bigger and I'm convinced that
> there is some cost shifting going on somewhere, they HAVE to be losing money.
More flamebait *grin*:
Of course, in the US, we pour a lot of money into our car-oriented system
(Look at the Big Dig in Boston, for example) effectively using public
subsidies to undercut public transportation. No wonder most Americans prefer
to drive -- the actual cost of it is hidden from them.
With the recent high gasoline prices, we suddenly hear a lot of people
demanding that the government should cut gas taxes (never mind that those
taxes help pay for the roads) or even release fuel from our reserves. What a
short-sighted and ultimately futile "solution". Instead, we should make a
major investment in light rail.
--
Matthew Miller ---> mattdm@mattdm.org
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| (...) that (...) Well, if you want to turn this discussion way over to some other road, there are lots of things we (America) should make a major investment in, to include better public tranport, like lite rail. Others being alternative fuel/power (...) (24 years ago, 5-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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