This is critically important. At least 25% of Minneapolis households have no car at all. Some by choice, many due to poverty, a handful due to not knowing how to drive, others being unable to drive due to disability, and few others who have had their license privilidges revoked whether due to driving under the influence or other reasons.
All these folks have to get to and from work, the store, etc. and run all the same errands as everyone else. As someone who has lived an autofree lifestyle by choice with relative ease being located among all the buslines crisscrossing downtown, it's definitely true that those most dependent on transit due to reasons other than choice(poverty, disability, etc.) are being hardest hit by the cuts to service both in terms of where the cuts are taking place. This includes the disparate impact on nightshift workers and those who get off work late at night with cuts in evening hours and overnight hours. We should not only strive for transportation options that get people out of cars but for transportation options that provide greater transportation equity and raise the quality of life for all of our residents including those who lack other transportation options. David Strand Loring Park --- David Greene <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Many of this city's citizens own no car at all. > And they are finding > > their lives negatively impacted by the constant > focus on car-based > > transportation solutions. > > This is very important. Michael is right on when he > argues for > public mass transport over single-passenger > vehicles. > > > Where the State has let Metro Transit drop the > ball repeatedly when > > it comes to serving Minneapolis, > > Correction: the state _forced_ Metro Transit to cut > service by not > adequately funding the service. Pawlenty vetoed a > transportation > bill that would not only have avoided the cuts in > service but would > have allowed the system to grow significantly. > > You can learn more about how citizens are shaping > our public > transportation future at > > http://www.tlcminnesota.org/Events/2005/Legislature/TranspoChoices2020/TC2020-Index.htm > __________________________________ Start your day with Yahoo! - Make it your home page! http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
