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Cartoon Tuesday: Socialism For Drivers
By Joe Linton |
Pundits are critical of candidates for advocating socialism, but the U.S. has always solved a lot of issues using collective solutions: mail, defense, law enforcement, and yes - transportation
Cartoon Tuesday: Racing Down a Road to Nowhere?
By Damien Newton |
I’m guessing the speeding metaphor in this cartoon from Gary Varvel of the Indianapolis Star (click through for Pelosi’s quote) is not intended to critique spending stimulus dollars on highway expansion. But if you stick House Appropriations Chair David Obey in the driver’s seat, it makes for a rather pointed comment on the reckless approach […]
Cartoon Tuesday: Detroit Double-Feature
By Brad Aaron |
Click through for cartoonist Lisa Benson’s take on who calls the tune in Detroit (though maybe no longer in Washington). After the jump, Pat Oliphant peers into a possibly not-too-distant future.
Cartoon Tuesday: Crisis Mode
By Brad Aaron |
This cartoon, by Tom Toles of the Washington Post via Rebuilding Place in the Urban Space, refers to DC subway funding, now under attack from conservative "think tanks." But it could just as easily apply to transportation and public works projects across the country, which continue to be largely overlooked despite their prior role as […]
Cartoon Tuesday: The Joke in on Al Queda
By Damien Newton |
Just something to think about as Congress continues to debate how best to fund our transportation system in the coming months.
Cartoon Tuesday: Triple Parking
By Ben Fried |
Head over to Toronto bike advocacy blog Take the Tooker for the denouement to this transportation fable. Hat tip: Greater Greater Washington.