Comments on: “Sacramento Wants to Boost Rail Ridership By Banning Drive-Throughs and Gas Stations Near Transit”

By: Robert

Robert — Mon, 21 May 2018 18:32:57 +0000

Every time my local government (Sunnyvale, CA) has a planning, zoning meeting, the Bicycle Zealots come and speak for their 3 minutes during the “comments from the public” period asking for fewer parking spaces. “People will never stop driving” (unless you punish drivers) is their argument.

By: Wfjag

Wfjag — Mon, 21 May 2018 08:32:04 +0000

I am repeatedly amazed by old songs which seem to be describing today. The Bachman Turner Overdrive hit “Taking Care Of Business” starts by describing the sardine in a can experience of riding light rail. So, they “buy a second hand guitar” and drop out to “work at nothin’ all day.” That’s “taking care of business”.

Everything old is made new again – including the unpleasant, inconvenient, and bad ideas. Another example of “I’m from the government, and I don’t give a damn about you.”

By: Bob

Bob — Sun, 20 May 2018 23:36:38 +0000

You will conform, citizen – or else. They have already skewed the market with a highly subsidized product (mass transit) and still can’t sell enough of their product, so we need to prohibit market participation and create scarcity. So tired of central planners.

By: John Cunningham

John Cunningham — Sun, 20 May 2018 22:13:35 +0000

This is just a prelude to the next step: mandating square wheels on cars. To level the playing field.

By: Boblipton

Boblipton — Sun, 20 May 2018 16:29:42 +0000

Good to know that when you’re almost out of gas when you park to take the light rail to commute, you won’t be able to get home. It allows you to plan the rest of your life.