Of particular annoyance to me is: 11. WHEREAS, a recent Texas Transportation Institution study estimates the cost of congestion in just 68 urban areas has grown from $21 billion in 1982 to $78 billion in 1999; and
12. WHEREAS, the length of the congestion period increased from 2 to 3 hours in 1982, to 5 or 6 hours by 1999; and 13. WHEREAS, it is essential that our cities have the resources to combat increasing urban congestion; and Which seems to be saying the solution to congestion is to fund an ever expanding highway system. "Trying to solve congestion by building highways is like trying to lose weight be loosening your belt". and of note recently: 17. WHEREAS, to maintain a level playing field between highway and transit interests it is critical that the existing matching shares of 80% federal and 20% local as stated in TEA-21 be maintained; and Remember that Middleton highway vs rail discussion where it turned out that while the better option was rail in the long run, the federal funding rules made rail less appealing in the short run? The conference of mayors supports this because it wants to "maintain a level playing field" for "the interests" which obviously in the Middleton case does not mean the public. _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies
