As highway widening gets unceremoniously underway and the latest streetcar debate goes in another circle, the bus system and looming cuts to key routes seems left behind.
Reading Robert Caro's book about Robert Moses and the expansion of Hwys was an eye opener. Why do we think only private cars are the optimum transportation method? It's a massive tax expense. The insurance and vehicle cost are substantial parts of most people's budget, then there is the time it sucks from your life. The topping on the cake? it's probably the most dangerous thing we all do in our lives.
The streetcar critics are so exhausting. Kenosha has an even more pointless street car that gets $570,000 a year from the city in funding to carry 22,500 people a year ($25 in subsidy per ride compared to about $8 in Mke!) and no one ever complains about it.
I was driving back to the heights from Oak Creek this afternoon and I was astonished to see 94 backed up just about to Marquette. 8 years of that is a fascinating choice!
Reading Robert Caro's book about Robert Moses and the expansion of Hwys was an eye opener. Why do we think only private cars are the optimum transportation method? It's a massive tax expense. The insurance and vehicle cost are substantial parts of most people's budget, then there is the time it sucks from your life. The topping on the cake? it's probably the most dangerous thing we all do in our lives.
The streetcar critics are so exhausting. Kenosha has an even more pointless street car that gets $570,000 a year from the city in funding to carry 22,500 people a year ($25 in subsidy per ride compared to about $8 in Mke!) and no one ever complains about it.
I was driving back to the heights from Oak Creek this afternoon and I was astonished to see 94 backed up just about to Marquette. 8 years of that is a fascinating choice!