Comments on: French Trains Turn $1.75B Profit, Leave American Rail in the Dust http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/07/16/900/ Covering Los Angeles's livable streets movement Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:06:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ubrayj02 http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/07/16/900/comment-page-1/#comment-1527 ubrayj02 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:50:41 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/07/16/900/#comment-1527 The mental hurdle for most Americans is realizing that we do have "public transportation" - it is the roadway network and the series of highways the government has built for us with out tax dollars or debt we are obligated to collectively pay. Unfortunately, this public transportation network SUCKS in an energy starved world that is concerned with pollution from excessive automobile use. Reading this article I can't help but think that we are royally screwed. Our political culture will never allow the kind of publicly funded transportation options that we need. We're going to ride this automobile network right off a cliff, it seems. The mental hurdle for most Americans is realizing that we do have “public transportation” – it is the roadway network and the series of highways the government has built for us with out tax dollars or debt we are obligated to collectively pay.

Unfortunately, this public transportation network SUCKS in an energy starved world that is concerned with pollution from excessive automobile use.

Reading this article I can’t help but think that we are royally screwed. Our political culture will never allow the kind of publicly funded transportation options that we need. We’re going to ride this automobile network right off a cliff, it seems.

]]> By: fpteditors http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/07/16/900/comment-page-1/#comment-1524 fpteditors Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:47:10 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/07/16/900/#comment-1524 "what are American leaders preparing to do? Drilling offshore and taking a few hits from the strategic petroleum reserve..." Add to the above...planning more oil wars. "views public management of rail systems skeptically" Public transportation is purposely mismanaged and/or capriciously funded so that good managers quit. “what are American leaders preparing to do? Drilling offshore and taking a few hits from the strategic petroleum reserve…”

Add to the above…planning more oil wars.

“views public management of rail systems skeptically”

Public transportation is purposely mismanaged and/or capriciously funded so that good managers quit.

]]> By: Dan Wentzel http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/07/16/900/comment-page-1/#comment-1523 Dan Wentzel Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:42:09 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/07/16/900/#comment-1523 Sigh. I love European rail service. People in Britain complain about their rail all the time, but have no idea how good they have it compared to us. Sigh. I love European rail service. People in Britain complain about their rail all the time, but have no idea how good they have it compared to us.

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