Republicans Hate Public Transportation – Page 17

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Commuter Rail Fact Sheet

Austin Don't Hurt Us Mr. Krusee, We'll Do Whatever You Want Republicans Hate Poor People Republicans Hate Public Transportation Texas Republicans Hate Cities

Facts on Cap Metro's commuter rail plan

Austin Capital Metro Fact Check Not happy about being proven right Red Line shuttlebuses suburbs

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Bus Reliability

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590KLBJ interview leads to early bus trip and demonstration of unreliability of buses in traffic.

Austin Rapid [sic] Bus

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Game On

Austin Don't Hurt Us Mr. Krusee, We'll Do Whatever You Want Personal Republicans Hate Poor People Republicans Hate Public Transportation Texas Republicans Hate Cities

Today’s Statesman (registration required) contains the first non-gushing comment about Capital Metro’s plan to screw the center city in favor of Cedar Park and Round…

Austin Capital Metro economic ignorance Red Line

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It’s Rapid Bus, Folks

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Mike Krusee wins. Austin taxpayers lose.

Austin Capital Metro horrible ideas Rapid [sic] Bus Red Line

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Proof of Yesterday’s Entry

Austin Empty Buses Republicans Hate Poor People Republicans Hate Public Transportation Republicans Hate The Environment Texas Republicans Hate Cities Transit in Austin

Confirmation that suburbanites will see empty buses where we see full ones

empty buses suburban stupidity

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Why suburbanites think all buses are empty, Part One

Austin Driving in Austin Empty Buses Personal Republicans Hate Poor People Republicans Hate Public Transportation Republicans Hate The Environment Texas Republicans Hate Cities Transit in Austin

If a bus fills up on the way downtown, will a suburban idiot ever figure it out?

bicycling empty buses glibertarians suburban stupidity

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The Gas Tax Ain’t Regressive

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Dave Fried talks about the supposedly regressive nature of gas taxes in response to Andrew Sullivan, and uses my blog to make a point about…

bad economics gas tax

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The Folly Of Buses, Part XII

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Yesterday, I dropped off the car I use on the days I drive to work (my wife’s ancient Honda Civic) so the squeaky brakes could…

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BRT: The R stands for unReliable

Austin Bicycling in Austin Republicans Hate Poor People Republicans Hate Public Transportation Texas Republicans Hate Cities

Today, I rode my bike to the bus stop at 38th and Medical Parkway to get on the “express bus” to northwest Austin (there’s a…

bicycling Mike Krusee Rapid [sic] Bus Red Line

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Mike Levy Hates Pedestrians

Austin Republicans Hate Poor People Republicans Hate Public Transportation Republicans Hate The Environment Texas Republicans Hate Cities

Mike Levy, publisher of Texas Monthly, is at it again. For those who haven’t yet had the pleasure, Mr. Levy’s favorite pastime is finding a…