August 2005 – M1EK's Bake-Sale of Bile

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CAFE versus gas taxes – which works?

Funding of Transportation I Told You So metablog PS: I am not a crackpot Republicans Hate Poor People Republicans Hate Public Transportation Republicans Hate The Environment Texas Republicans Hate Cities

Higher gas taxes aren't particularly regressive, and they work better than CAFE at reducing consumption.

driving this did not age well

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Blandburbs and ‘choice’

Funding of Transportation I Told You So metablog Politics (Outside Austin) Urban Design When Neighborhoods Go Bad

Suburban sprawl is the only available 'choice' for most people - it's not what they like, it's the only thing they're presented with.

early urbanism

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False balance

Politics (Outside Austin) Republicans Hate Public Transportation Republicans Hate The Environment

Reporting both sides of an issue without coming to a conclusion is not real journalism.

false equivalence is the devil

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Why I never voted for Clinton

Politics (Outside Austin)

Guys who did drugs shouldn't be putting guys who do drugs in jail

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Pastafarians unite!

Personal Politics (Outside Austin) PS: I am not a crackpot

Have you been touched by his noodly appendage?

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A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Shuttle Buses

Austin Don't Hurt Us Mr. Krusee, We'll Do Whatever You Want I Told You So Republicans Hate Poor People Republicans Hate Public Transportation Republicans Hate The Environment Texas Republicans Hate Cities Transit in Austin Urban Design

Future Connections has some hefty PDFs up for their months-long study which will try to make you love shuttle buses

2004 election circulators are stupid shuttlebuses

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The Wrong Direction

Funding of Transportation I Told You So Politics (Outside Austin) Republicans Hate The Environment

Bush lets big SUVs off the hook at precisely the wrong time

SUVs are the devil

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Commuting To Riata

Austin Bicycle Commuting Bicycling in Austin Republicans Hate Poor People Republicans Hate Public Transportation Texas Republicans Hate Cities Transit in Austin Urban Design When Neighborhoods Go Bad

I had a nice conversation with Jonathan from Another Pointless Dotcom while doing some work last night, and it came to light that he works…

bad cgi bicycling

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Future Connections Has Started

Austin Don't Hurt Us Mr. Krusee, We'll Do Whatever You Want Empty Buses Funding of Transportation I Told You So Republicans Hate Poor People Republicans Hate Public Transportation Republicans Hate The Environment Texas Republicans Hate Cities Transit in Austin Urban Design

Go tell Capital Metro how thrilled you are to get to ride shuttle buses when commuter rail opens.

2004 election 2005 streetcar effort cap metro is stupid circulators are stupid streetcars are stupid

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First Trip To Middle School

Austin Empty Buses I Told You So Republicans Hate Poor People Republicans Hate Public Transportation Republicans Hate The Environment Texas Republicans Hate Cities Transit in Austin

The buses ain't empty.

empty buses m1ek defends cap metro