Traffic Calming: A Nightmare for Americans |
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Written by SusannaL Jennings
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Monday, 04 October 2004 16:00 |
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Summary: “Traffic calming devices” include lane reductions, planted median strips, corner bump-outs, cement roundabouts, speed bumps and chicanes occupying former parking spaces. They are all different types of hazardous obstacles -- whose purpose is to delay you or discourage you from using your automobile. Traffic calming is not just physically hazardous. It harms our way of life as well. |
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Transit Villages are a Throwback to Medieval Society |
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Written by Michael Park
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Tuesday, 03 August 2004 16:00 |
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The transportation options available in feudal society are only quaint in hindsight. Smart Growth calls for a reversion to the limited mobility of the pre-automotive society. |
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A Generation of Manipulation and Behavior Modification |
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Written by Michael Park
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Thursday, 05 February 2004 16:00 |
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Since its founding in 1972, the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission never intended to meet the transportation needs of residents. Rather, it has sought to shape their travel habits and manipulate their lives through behavior modification programs, the diversion of funds into fiscally irresponsible and largely unwanted alternative projects, and the intentional negligence of much-needed highway improvements. |
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Dulles Rail Project Will Make Congestion Worse, Lawsuit Claims |
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Written by Administrator
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Friday, 19 December 2003 16:00 |
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Proposal "too expensive and illegally conceived" FAIRFAX, Virginia -- Noted constitutional lawyer Gilbert K. Davis filed suit on December 5th against the Commonwealth of Virginia and Fairfax County Board of Supervisors to obtain an injunction prohibiting further advancement of the $4 billion Dulles rail project, which Davis contended is being moved forward in violation of the Virginia Public Private Transportation Act (PPTA) and its implementing guidelines. |
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Smart Growth Rolls Into Town On A Trolley |
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Written by Michael Park
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Sunday, 23 November 2003 16:00 |
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SUMMARY:
Plans for Recreational Rail in Santa Cruz County raise a number of issues for the community, and with future plans for a full-blown Smart Growth project, authorities have not disclosed all of the details - nor the consequences to the lives of county residents. |
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Rails Fails in San Jose, California |
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Written by Administrator
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Wednesday, 21 May 2003 16:00 |
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SUMMARY: When it comes to travel, Californians still want independence and freedom of choice. An endless barrage of expensive "expert studies" has failed to convince taxpayers to opt for collectivist models of transportation, yet road maintenance and infrastructure improvement have been "sidetracked" for 30 years. Why? |
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