It's not to late to correct this, but as long as self driven transport is subsidized (automobiles do not pay their full cost of road construction and deferred repair -- yet) passenger transit will require government subsidies. Bill Robertson #5939 --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Marc Levy <malevy_nj@...> wrote: > > This is by design- All of the mass transit businesses were purchased by the auto companies, and closed. > > > --- On Mon, 3/5/12, content22207 <brobertson@...> wrote: > > > From: content22207 <brobertson@...> > > Subject: Re: [DML] Fuel cost (WAS: Alternate Fuels) > > To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Date: Monday, March 5, 2012, 7:42 PM > > The underlying problem with > > transportation in America is we have no balance. Self driven > > automobiles, no matter how propelled, are disproportionately > > necessary. Outside of a few major metropolitan areas, there > > are no real alternatives. > > > > If every single car on I-95 was instantaneously replaced > > with a Chevrolet Volt or a Nissan Leaf tomorrow morning, > > traffic would still be just as bad. > > > > Fuel is only a small part of the conundrum. Simply > > increasing American pump prices to global standards would > > probably have a bigger effect than all the alternative > > energy research combined. > > > > Bill Robertson > > #5939 > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please > > address: > > moderators@... > > > > For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see > > www.dmcnews.com > > > > To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnewsYahoo! Groups > > Links > > > > > > dmcnews-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > ------------------------------------ To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnewsYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: dmcnews-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx dmcnews-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/