Month: February 2005
Cars’ FRR is often zero
Austin
Driving in Austin
Funding of Transportation
Republicans Hate Poor People
Republicans Hate Public Transportation
Texas Republicans Hate Cities
Transit in Austin
Buses are horrible, because we subsidize their users! But what about your car?
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Capital Metro, Empty Buses, and Farebox Recovery Ratio
Austin
Driving in Austin
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
The buses aren't empty, and local libertarians are still hypocrites
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The “Exit Test”: Suburb vs. City: Major Roads, from I-35
Austin
Driving in Austin
Funding of Transportation
I Told You So
Republicans Hate Poor People
Texas Republicans Hate Cities
Transit in Austin
Check the exit signs when you're driving on I-35.
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The “HEB test”
Austin
Driving in Austin
Funding of Transportation
I Told You So
Republicans Hate Poor People
Texas Republicans Hate Cities
The "HEB test" shows that Central Austin gets screwed on gas taxes
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Many More Major Roads In The Suburbs DO Get Gas Tax Money
Austin
Driving in Austin
Funding of Transportation
I Told You So
Republicans Hate Poor People
Texas Republicans Hate Cities
Same exercise as the last entry of this type. I couldn’t get the scale exactly right – this section of Round Rock / Pflugerville is…
Most Major Roads In Cities Don’t Get Any Gas Tax
Austin
Driving in Austin
Funding of Transportation
Politics (Outside Austin)
Republicans Hate Poor People
Republicans Hate Public Transportation
Republicans Hate The Environment
Texas Republicans Hate Cities
Background for future commentary on tolls vs. gas tax -- basically most major roads in Austin are paid for out of property and sales taxes,…
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What We Could Have Had
Minneapolis' light rail that runs in streets and right into downtown is a horrible failure. It's a shame they didn't listen to the people who…
I’m a Goner
Slusher finally does what I thought he had forgotten to do
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June 2004
June 2004 pictures are up. Long delay due to rebuilding my linux box.