----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Minette" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 9:27 AM Subject: Re: I Voted.....
> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "J.D. Giorgis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 9:14 AM > Subject: I Voted..... > > > > > The other huge difficult with my votes this year is > > that I am opposed to building the "Inter-County > > Connector", a new superhighway that is being proposed. > > As an economist, I know that the evidence from the > > experience of other cities is that building > > "duplicative highways" like the ICC usually does > > little-to-nothing to reduce congestion. Rather, > > people simply take advantage of the additional roads > > to live even further from the cities than they already > > do. The only proven way to alleviate congestion is to > > invest the money into mass-transit, such that the > > critical mass of transit destinations and transit > > frequency makes the mass transit a truly viable > > alternative to roads for consumers who want to travel > > exactly where they want to go exactly when they want > > to go. > > Son, here in the Lone Star State, that'd be enough to get you branded as a > damn socialist. They wouldn't listen any mealy mouthed excuses that you > were really a conservative. > Sheesh Dan, in so many words he has branded himself a commie. He needs to move in with Jeroen! <G> xponent Troublemaker Maru rob _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
