The Marketplace Works, Streetsblog Jerks
by Alvin MacIntoshJuly 30th, 2008, 5:57 pm
This comic, broken into three parts by the cartoonist Ruben Bolling and posted July 29th on Streetsblog, is a cowardly and intellectually fraudulent attempt to warp the critical debate in this country over transportation, energy, and foreign policies. ... more
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Falling Gas Tax Revenues = Bad For Mass Transit
by Lewis DerkinsJuly 28th, 2008, 9:56 pm
Uh oh! Last week, I mentioned that taking cars off the roads will only hurt mass transit. Today, The Wall Street Journal confirms my sentiments. The first sentence of this article says it all: An unprecedented cutback in driving is slashing the ... more
Posted in Congestion Pricing, Gas Prices, Gas Taxes, Highways, Mass Transit, Tax Increases, Uncategorized Rage | 13 Comments »
NYC Subway Delays Way Up
by Judd WileyJuly 22nd, 2008, 12:30 pm
Surprise, surprise – New York City subway delays have increased dramatically over the last year. The numbers are really quite amazing. We’re talking about a 24% increase in the number of MTA delays systemwide, measured over the year ending in May. According ... more
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California’s War on the Suburbs
by Lewis DerkinsJuly 21st, 2008, 7:19 pm
On Saturday, the Wall Street Journal ran an editorial critical of Jerry Brown’s policies toward the suburbs. Jerry Brown is the Attorney General of California, and is accused of using coercion to create the demographic patterns he wants. In recent months, ... more
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John Warner Fan of Repeating History, Knee-Jerk Reactions
by Alvin MacIntoshJuly 7th, 2008, 9:07 pm
As America took a break from the hard work that makes it the largest, most successful economy in human history in order to celebrate the 232nd anniversary of the declaration of its independence, the senior senator from Virginia, John Warner, ... more
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Detroit Bicycle Registration Fines Needed in New York Too
by Lewis DerkinsJuly 3rd, 2008, 7:46 pm
Detroit announced that on August 7th it will begin ticketing bicyclists who have not registered their bicycles. The tickets will carry a $55 fine and are being enacted to enforce an ordinance on the books since 1964. I have mixed feelings ... more
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Jennifer Granholm to Boost Sammy Hagar iTunes Sales
by Alvin MacIntoshJuly 3rd, 2008, 11:10 am
Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm recommends lower speed limits on Michigan's highways in order to "reduce costs in an era of high fuel prices", according to the Detroit Free Press. Does this sound familiar? In 1974, Congress passed the Emergency Highway Energy Conservation ... more
Posted in Gas Prices, Oil, Politics, Speed Limit | 14 Comments »
Drinking With Bob on Gas Taxes
by Judd WileyJuly 2nd, 2008, 6:35 pm
Bob rants: "Bloomberg wants people to stop driving! He wants less cars on the road! He wants to make the environment a prettier place! NO! IT'S NOT THE JOB OF TAXES TO CONTROL PEOPLE'S BEHAVIOR!" Watch more of Drinking With Bob’s ... more
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Drinking With Bob on Alternative Energy Sources
by Judd WileyJune 25th, 2008, 6:18 pm
Bob unleashed: "It's not the government's responsibility ... If you want an alternative source of energy, YOU come up with it!" Watch more of Drinking With Bob’s rants on YouTube and DrinkingWithBob.com. We’ll be checking in with Bob every Tuesday. more
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Joe Mysak Advocates Massive Expansion of Socialis….mmm….Public Transportation
by Lewis DerkinsJune 24th, 2008, 10:01 pm
Joe Mysak wrote an editorial today that provided some of the most blunt and honest criticisms of public transportation that I have ever seen in print. Unfortunately, he followed it up with a shameless plea for the rapid expansion of ... more
Posted in Gas Prices, Government Workers, Mass Transit, Politics, Spending, Subways, Tax Increases, Uncategorized Rage | 2 Comments »
McCain’s $300 Million Battery Prize
by Lewis DerkinsJune 23rd, 2008, 9:25 pm
Senator McCain proposed a $300 million prize to the developer of a battery that “far surpasses existing technology” today. He called this "a small price to pay for helping to break the back of our oil dependency." I couldn’t agree more, but ... more
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Another Boondoggle: Variable Speed Limit Signs
by Judd WileyJune 20th, 2008, 5:09 pm
When you refuse to increase highway capacity at the rate of population growth, all sorts of hair-brained schemes to reduce traffic congestion emerge. Here’s the latest. The Virginia Department of Transportation (V-DOT) is erecting new speed limit signs with digital readouts. ... more
Posted in Airports, Gas Prices, Government Workers, Highways, Politics, Spending, Technology, Traffic Congestion, Variable Speed Limit Signs | 1 Comment »
California Company Makes Oil From Bug Poo
by Lewis DerkinsJune 18th, 2008, 5:53 pm
This article on a start up company in California that has figured out how to genetically modify bugs so that they eat organic material and excrete oil is one of the most interesting things I have seen in a while. I ... more
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Louisiana Highway Tourism
by Lewis DerkinsJune 18th, 2008, 5:38 pm
Next up on the list of ridiculous little ideas to ridicule is this suggestion that Louisiana designate more historic highways and markers in order to combat gas prices. I wish I was kidding. Look, I love history. I find it fascinating, and ... more
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McCain: Drill Offshore, Build Nuclear Reactors
by Judd WileyJune 17th, 2008, 11:00 am
Senator John McCain today will announce that conservation is no longer a “moral luxury” or a “personal virtue,” and argue that the next president must lift the federal ban on offshore oil and gas drilling, and build new refineries and ... more
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