General Road and Highway Discussion

[ijmorlan]

Ijmorlan, just because you see people driving by themselves on a section where public transportation would work, doesn't mean public transportation would work for them.  It has to make sense and be practical from doorstep to doorstep.

And your last comment is why many of us get frustrated with these discussions.  Because it's obviously what you feel but it's just factually untrue.  It's the same way talking with anti-lrt people goes.

Transit that runs every 2-3 minutes would be sufficient for many of those people. You are correct that some of the single-occupant cars are carrying trips that wouldn’t be convenient on transit. However, some of the multiple-occupant cars are carrying trips that could go on transit. Overall, the point is that a huge amount of the traffic on the road is being carrying with stupendous inefficiency and much of it could be taken by a good transit system. Since the road is being paid for by everybody’s tax dollars, it’s perfectly reasonable for us to argue for efficiency improvements, even if it causes some inconvenience to those currently receiving the benefits of free roads. Beggars can’t be choosers … except when it comes to free roads, apparently.