tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808484.post108699480861270863..comments2023-10-28T07:26:09.479+01:00Comments on Les said, the better: AC Transit CutsCharles Céleste Hutchinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18123138871494922485noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808484.post-1087430424221632162004-06-17T01:00:00.000+01:002004-06-17T01:00:00.000+01:00I quite agree. That's one thing immigrants always...I quite agree. That's one thing immigrants always say about america, we drive everywhere. Well, maybe except new york? It's a mindset kind of thing. Everyone around you do it, so you do it. Though I imagine that would change if we *did* have a good transit system. <br /><br />When I went back to Taiwan, I didn't think twice about walking 10+ minutes in order to get to a bus stop or get to the metro. I hated walking down the 4-5 blocks to my local bookstore when I lived in Emeryville. Even though things really are very close in Emeryville. Perhaps it's partly due to the weather, but part of it is the mindset. The same 4-5 blocks just seem so much farther in the US for some obscure reason. <br /><br />They're talking about more transit taxes right? I'm very hazy on the details. But it seems like people in the bay area pass lots of those taxes for transit improvmenet and then during the budget crisis the state takes money from it? Is that true?<br /><br />smurfetteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808484.post-1087407349741224542004-06-16T18:35:00.000+01:002004-06-16T18:35:00.000+01:00yeah. that's the problem with bart, too. if you ...yeah. that's the problem with bart, too. if you have a parking option it's cheaper to drive, even with gas and bridge toll figured in.<br /><br />public transit only makes sense in higher density areas. if you live in the boonies it would take too much effort to run buses to people. but we have enough people in the bay area to support a good transit system. i think part of the problem is that people in this state are waaaay too tied ot thier cars. even if the public transit was perfect people would still insist on taking their cars everywhere.<br /><br />.cola.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808484.post-1087333757627393092004-06-15T22:09:00.000+01:002004-06-15T22:09:00.000+01:00i would also add that i'd take AC transit if it ma...i would also add that i'd take AC transit if it makes sense. But it doesn't. The buses are way too slow for my commute and $$ wise it doesn't make sense. My parking permit is pre-tax. Which means that aftertax I only pay $10 more, if that, between a parking permit and a bus pass. (Plus AC transit is never on time). Given the choice, I'll pick a parking permit. Until they start taxing people and start subsiding public transit, it doesn't make financial sense for a lot of people, given the ease of the car. It's just gotta be comparable.<br /><br />smurfetteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808484.post-1087333595259897412004-06-15T22:06:00.000+01:002004-06-15T22:06:00.000+01:00car registration based on type of car seems like a...car registration based on type of car seems like a good idea on the surface. except it wont ever fly as there are always exceptions to rules of why people neeed their SUV/van etc etc. not saying that i'm not for it, i am....just that it's too bad it's one of those things that won't ever get considered. <br /><br />totally agree w/ the mass transit issue. i wish we could have better mass transit. bur density is an issue. don't you think that w/o good density mass transit doesn't quite work? except of course for some reason people always wnat to buy a house rather than an apt or a condo. and you've got the nimbys. Sometimes we give neighborhood too much say. why can' t we have underground metros that goes all over SF? It's small enough city for that. But imagine digging through exising neighborhoods, that would never fly.<br /><br />smurfetteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808484.post-1087025979416532312004-06-12T08:39:00.000+01:002004-06-12T08:39:00.000+01:00cleaner than the hybrid? BIODIESEL!!
also, diese...cleaner than the hybrid? BIODIESEL!!<br /><br />also, diesel (and biodiesel) hybrids are way way way more efficient than gasoline hybrids. that's why euro hybrids are diesel.Charles Céleste Hutchinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18123138871494922485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808484.post-1087002805834432742004-06-12T02:13:00.000+01:002004-06-12T02:13:00.000+01:00you are correct.you are correct.Charles Céleste Hutchinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18123138871494922485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808484.post-1086996581136911242004-06-12T00:29:00.000+01:002004-06-12T00:29:00.000+01:00Cola knows about cars because she took auto shop, ...Cola knows about cars because she took auto shop, if memory serves. She was deemed "Handy Canadian" for her aptitude at such things.Timannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04878814156617682589noreply@blogger.com