tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10939281.post3310654656406230423..comments2024-03-17T08:16:42.227+01:00Comments on World Streets: The Politics of Transport in Cities: Letter to America: Some lessons from EuropeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10939281.post-59349932464703568332009-08-06T19:27:15.265+02:002009-08-06T19:27:15.265+02:00Where I live, Seattle's new light rail to the ...Where I live, Seattle's new light rail to the airport is well funded and boarding 12,000 per day.<br /><br />Seattle urban area buses are boarding over 400,000 per day and are in deep financial trouble.<br /><br />The tax for light rail equals or exceeds the tax for buses depending on which part of the urban region here.<br /><br />So the line from Mr. Crist, "Starting with rail jnileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08622331456545495103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10939281.post-65614464659603070472009-08-06T16:51:58.725+02:002009-08-06T16:51:58.725+02:00Philippe,
I thought you might want to see what ha...Philippe,<br /><br />I thought you might want to see what happened to your fine “Letter to America: Some lessons from Europe” article posted yesterday.<br /><br />Your piece was posted early yesterday morning and by the end of the day had been picked up by a grand total of 606 readers, a full third more than on an average weekday. (Of course we never know exactly what drives the numbers, but RSSworldstreetshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01696196999600921674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10939281.post-47879693096279866882009-08-06T16:36:34.125+02:002009-08-06T16:36:34.125+02:00Pieces like this "Back from the USA" pre...Pieces like this "Back from the USA" prescription do not exist in the same political, factual or cultural universe inhabited by Americans. What US policy makers and advocates need from Europe are ideas which can work within our very car and suburban oriented political system. The best European imports are local, incremental policies like Safe Routes to School, bike share or BRT. <br />John Kaehny New York, New Yorknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10939281.post-36515148903563607052009-08-06T09:11:04.826+02:002009-08-06T09:11:04.826+02:00Well worth a read. Most of it is applicable to b...Well worth a read. Most of it is applicable to both Canada and the United States.<br /> <br /> <br />Ron Richings, Vancouver, BC CanadaRon Richings, Vancouver, BC Canadanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10939281.post-5967544791085409212009-08-05T17:13:34.413+02:002009-08-05T17:13:34.413+02:00Eric,
Fabulous, just fabulous!!!
Christopher Har...Eric,<br /><br />Fabulous, just fabulous!!!<br /><br />Christopher Hart - Director of Urban and Transit Projects<br />Institute for Human Centered Design<br />[formerly Adaptive Environments]<br />200 Portland Street<br />Boston, Massachusetts 02114<br />U.S.A.Christopher Hart, Boston, Massachusetts USAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10939281.post-20157295952383871002009-08-05T14:27:55.337+02:002009-08-05T14:27:55.337+02:00This is an excellent wide ranging guide as to the ...This is an excellent wide ranging guide as to the major issues facing the US if they are to ever achieve long-term decent public transportation. <br />One or two cities are trying to achieve improvements but the sound and sensible financing from land value tax and employer funding is lacking.<br />I spent a year in the US and one of the fleets I came into contact with had vehicles that on the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com