Comments on: Will Barbara Boxer Stand Up for Sustainable Transportation? http://la.streetsblog.org/2009/05/06/will-barbara-boxer-stand-up-for-sustainable-transportation/ Covering Los Angeles's livable streets movement Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:23:58 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Steve K. http://la.streetsblog.org/2009/05/06/will-barbara-boxer-stand-up-for-sustainable-transportation/comment-page-1/#comment-5609 Steve K. Thu, 07 May 2009 01:44:44 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=2109#comment-5609 Federal Highway Projects - 20th century solutions for 21st century problems. How long will they cling to the past? More lanes just equals more traffic. It's time to move forward. Federal Highway Projects - 20th century solutions for 21st century problems. How long will they cling to the past? More lanes just equals more traffic. It's time to move forward.

]]> By: Bert Green http://la.streetsblog.org/2009/05/06/will-barbara-boxer-stand-up-for-sustainable-transportation/comment-page-1/#comment-5607 Bert Green Thu, 07 May 2009 00:26:31 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=2109#comment-5607 I've never been a fan of Boxer. I think she drips of hypocrisy, a super wealthy liberal who does very little for transit and the poor, although she is generally good on rights issues. I've never been a fan of Boxer. I think she drips of hypocrisy, a super wealthy liberal who does very little for transit and the poor, although she is generally good on rights issues.

]]> By: Brent http://la.streetsblog.org/2009/05/06/will-barbara-boxer-stand-up-for-sustainable-transportation/comment-page-1/#comment-5603 Brent Wed, 06 May 2009 21:47:35 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=2109#comment-5603 For so many reasons a gasoline tax isn't popular, but it really is the easiest way to accomplish most of these environmental and fiscal goals. If the European model hasn't been enough to show it, then last summer's gasoline demand destruction after the oil price shocks should be. But for some reason we can't do the simple things, so we instead try the weirdest policies, like build more roads and then say we'd like people to drive less. Huh? If you build more roads, people will drive more. If you build subways/trains/bike paths/etc., then people will ride. For so many reasons a gasoline tax isn't popular, but it really is the easiest way to accomplish most of these environmental and fiscal goals. If the European model hasn't been enough to show it, then last summer's gasoline demand destruction after the oil price shocks should be.

But for some reason we can't do the simple things, so we instead try the weirdest policies, like build more roads and then say we'd like people to drive less. Huh? If you build more roads, people will drive more. If you build subways/trains/bike paths/etc., then people will ride.

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