[Sosfbay-discuss] going car free

[Andrea Dorey]

I agree with Drew about bringing the services we have up to European  
standards (my term, not his).

We also need to get multiple methods of transportation, including  
BART, going around the Bay Area and make it as user friendly as  
possible—that, IMHO, means allowing car/gas slaves to park their  
monsters for free until we have them hooked and out of their gas- 
guzzlers.  We cannot set impossibly high standards for people who are  
just starting to cope with $3.50/gallon and the reality of global  
warming.  It's going to be a gradual process.

I was coaxed out of a 1984 BMW 533i (read muscle car @ 19 mpg) only  
when Honda Insight came out with their hybrid rocket car.  In two  
weeks of driving the little "butterfly" car, I discovered that the  
BMW felt like an overgrown "tank"!

People are trainable, but not by hitting them over the head with our  
high principles (IMHO).  Sorry for the lecture.  But so often I see  
things go wrong because nothing but the perfect solution is good  
enough for the far left.

Andi





On Mar 18, 2007, at 9:41 PM, Jim Doyle wrote:

> Andrea wrote
>
> One of the issues that Nader used to talk about was that of
> "facilities."  Without a decent and affordable transportation system,
> IMHO, we haven't the "facilities" to allow very many people to go car
> free.
> Andrea
>
> My response is
> granted, we do not have the "facilities."
> So, how do we get them?  What do we do?
>
> earlier email was
>
> On Mar 13, 2007, at 9:54 PM, Jim Doyle wrote:
>
> Tian wrote
> As I type this, I've been car free for more than four months.
>
> Tian has the luxury of not having to go to work each weekday.
>
> His statement implies that others should also go car free.
>
> That means an effort should be made to provide others with this
> opportunity.
>
> This then is a chance for the Green Party to take action on several
> transportation issues and issues related to transportation.
>
> Please add this to the list for the retreat in Morgan Hill.
>
>
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