Comments on: Same.gov: A Transpo Secretary Who’s Hard to Believe In http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/12/18/samegov-a-transpo-secretary-who%e2%80%99s-hard-to-believe-in/ Covering Los Angeles's livable streets movement Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:23:58 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Darrell Clarke http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/12/18/samegov-a-transpo-secretary-who%e2%80%99s-hard-to-believe-in/comment-page-1/#comment-3491 Darrell Clarke Mon, 22 Dec 2008 07:42:12 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=1532#comment-3491 At least Obama's energy and environment appointments generally seem excellent. Read more about John Holdren, presidential science advisor to be, at <a href="http://gristmill.grist.org/story/2008/12/18/14328/444" rel="nofollow">Gristmill</a>. (trying again to get the link posted!) At least Obama's energy and environment appointments generally seem excellent. Read more about John Holdren, presidential science advisor to be, at Gristmill.

(trying again to get the link posted!)

]]> By: Darrell Clarke http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/12/18/samegov-a-transpo-secretary-who%e2%80%99s-hard-to-believe-in/comment-page-1/#comment-3490 Darrell Clarke Mon, 22 Dec 2008 07:40:51 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=1532#comment-3490 At least Obama's energy and environment appointments generally seem excellent. Read more about John Holdren, presidential science advisor to be, at Gristmill . At least Obama's energy and environment appointments generally seem excellent. Read more about John Holdren, presidential science advisor to be, at Gristmill .

]]> By: Gary Kavanagh http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/12/18/samegov-a-transpo-secretary-who%e2%80%99s-hard-to-believe-in/comment-page-1/#comment-3481 Gary Kavanagh Fri, 19 Dec 2008 19:47:08 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=1532#comment-3481 Ubrayj02 for president! Ubrayj02 for president!

]]> By: ubrayj02 http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/12/18/samegov-a-transpo-secretary-who%e2%80%99s-hard-to-believe-in/comment-page-1/#comment-3475 ubrayj02 Fri, 19 Dec 2008 01:19:59 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=1532#comment-3475 I always thought the hype about Obama rang a bit hollow when it came to transportation. He liked to talk about "green" cars and his rhetoric led me to believe that he felt there was nothing for an American president to do but continue to prop up and support suburban homeownership and the car culture. A lot of Americans will perhaps never accept that their suburban way of life is a horrible mis-allocation of resources, and prepare for real change. I think that circumstance alone will force change on Americans. Unfortunately, that type of change will come at a high price. Obama could prepare us for it now, but it looks like the highway dudes will continue to hold sway in D.C. So sad. I always thought the hype about Obama rang a bit hollow when it came to transportation. He liked to talk about "green" cars and his rhetoric led me to believe that he felt there was nothing for an American president to do but continue to prop up and support suburban homeownership and the car culture.

A lot of Americans will perhaps never accept that their suburban way of life is a horrible mis-allocation of resources, and prepare for real change. I think that circumstance alone will force change on Americans. Unfortunately, that type of change will come at a high price.

Obama could prepare us for it now, but it looks like the highway dudes will continue to hold sway in D.C.

So sad.

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