Eva Young
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X-Original-Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2003 13:43:44 -0500 (EST)
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2003 13:43:44 -0500 (EST)
A decade ago, Californians began calculating the total cost of freeways, and decided it was cheaper to build light rail than an additional freeway lane, and pollution alerts were becoming all to common in California, as they are now in Minneapolis. Unfortunately, Peter McLaughlin (Access Project Freeway Expansion) and his friends at MNDoT feel differently. Hopefully the voters will make this an issue in the next election.
Tom Welling Uptown
--- On Wed 03/26, Leurquin, Ronald < [EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:
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Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2003 09:24:29 -0500
Subject: [Mpls] cost of driving
Thanks to Carol for all the great links on the costs of our roads.<br>I will be checking them out as the day goes on.<br><br>I am confident that they will clearly show that the tax payers in MN have<br>been greatly subsidizing the road infrastructure we so enjoy, and sometimes<br>curse. Now if I am correct, why is it such a crime for the taxpayers of MN<br>to subsidize other forms of transportation? Owning a car is a privilege,<br>not a right. That comment will have my mother up in arms.<br><br>Vehicle driving causes pollution, noise, traffic problems, etc., etc., etc.<br>I am not advocating getting rid of vehicles, I just want drivers to pay<br>their way, or quite complaining about all the 'subsidies' for busses, LRT,<br>etc.<br><br>I never plan to give up driving over 20,000 miles a year, but I think I<br>should pay more proportionately for that privilege. If gas tax made gas 4<br>bucks a gallon, I would cut back because I couldn't afford to drive that<br>much. That wou
ld open some road, create a bit less noise, and less<br>pollution. Those I would consider good things. I doubt Exxon/mobile would<br>agree with that though. Nor would MN Dot or AAA.<br><br>Ronald Leurquin<br>Waite Park<br><br>TEMPORARY
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