By Mark | October 4, 2010
I don’t have time to add much in the way of background or insight, but I really wanted to pass along this article in today’s Washington Post on our failing transportation infrastructure and how we might be able to finance the improvements that are necessary. Here’s a clip: …U.S. investment in preservation and development of […]
By Mark | February 17, 2010
When I sat down here tonight, in my tattered blogging leotard, my intention was to write something on the apparent effectiveness of Obama’s stimulus spending, and the possibility that his recently proposed budget would “shift $112 billion away from the nation’s top earners in 2012.” But, while trying to find a way to connect those […]
By Mark | September 24, 2009
I don’t typically quote a lot of Thomas Friedman here, but he’s got a column it today’s New York Times on one of my favorite subjects – the gas tax… I’ve said it before, and I’m sure I’ll say it again, but we desperately need a coordinated campaign for a gas tax in this country… […]
Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged 9/11, Arab oil embargo, automotive, carbon tax, Daniel Okrent, David Rothkopf, Denmark, dependency on foreign oil, driving the last nail, green transportation, healthcare reform, Iraq war, John Dingell, Phil Verleger, Superclass, the public option, Thomas Friedman, Time magazine, war for oil |
By Mark | September 10, 2009
On Tuesday, as a cost savings measure, our City Council voted 5-1 to cut AATA route #5, and to reduce service hours on Routes #10 and #11. After trying unsuccessfully for two days to write something meaningful on the subject myself, I decided to outsource the job to someone with a much greater understanding of […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti | Also tagged 2010 ConCon, AATA, Ann Arbor DDA, bus service, busses, go!pass, mass transit, parking meters, productivity, regional funding of mass transportation, regional property tax, Richard Murphy, riders per service hour, spillover effects, transportation planning, Ypsi bus routes |
