Day: May 3, 2012
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Flashback: The Mother of All Streetfilms
Hey SF, Aaron is out with a nasty bug today, so to keep your content craving sated I thought I'd share this proto-Streetfilm from 2004, which Clarence Eckerson recently unearthed for a museum exhibit about the history of NYC activism. It's about the campaign to get cars out of Manhattan's Central Park. Anyone who lives in a city where cars regularly invade the flagship park can probably relate.
May 3, 2012
Mileage-Based Fees or Bust: New Report Says “No More Excuses”
The shortcomings of the current gas tax are well-known. The federal rate (18.4 cents/gallon) has not been raised in nearly twenty years and is not tied to inflation, yet it remains the primary source of funds for federal transportation spending. The problem is exacerbated by improving vehicle fuel economy. And as electric cars roll off the assembly line in greater numbers and become the vehicle of choice for more drivers, relying on the gas tax as the primary source of transportation funding makes even less sense.
May 3, 2012
A Freeway Revolt Is Brewing in Dallas
To freeway or not to freeway? That's been the question facing Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings.
May 3, 2012