Re: [UC] At Last, A Good Idea About Those Noxious Infernal Combustion Engine Vehicles

2007-02-14 Thread B Andersen
I think that programs like PCS, while not public transit per se, do a public good and should receive support. On 2/13/07, Doc Baldy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I'm all for a driving tax that goes to support public transportation. I would love to see the trolley and/or bus system expanded with r

Re: [UC] At Last, A Good Idea About Those Noxious Infernal Combustion Engine Vehicles

2007-02-13 Thread daveaxler
] At Last, A Good Idea About Those Noxious Infernal Combustion Engine Vehicles On Tue, Feb 13, 2007 at 10:41:16AM -0500, Kyle Cassidy wrote: > I'm all for it if the exchange is making public transportation free or > significantly less expensive, at least in the areas affected by

RE: [UC] At Last, A Good Idea About Those Noxious Infernal Combustion Engine Vehicles

2007-02-13 Thread Susan Jacobson
From: "Kyle Cassidy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: RE: [UC] At Last, A Good Idea About Those Noxious Infernal Combustion Engine Vehicles >To: "Ross Bender" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "UnivCity listserv" > >I'm all for it if the exchange is

Re: [UC] At Last, A Good Idea About Those Noxious Infernal Combustion Engine Vehicles

2007-02-13 Thread Doc Baldy
I'm all for a driving tax that goes to support public transportation. I would love to see the trolley and/or bus system expanded with reduced fees. I also agree that more bike racks and bike lanes would be great. The city could start by simply ticking cars that park or drive in bike lanes. That

Re: [UC] At Last, A Good Idea About Those Noxious Infernal Combustion Engine Vehicles

2007-02-13 Thread B Andersen
Great idea.

Re: [UC] At Last, A Good Idea About Those Noxious Infernal Combustion Engine Vehicles

2007-02-13 Thread Ross Bender
At the same time, City Council is considering a bill to ban pedicabs, which would be an excellent substitute for deathmobiles: Philadelphia City Council has a pending bill that proposes to ban pedalcycles that carry more than two people, this would directly affect Pedicab companies and possibly a

Re: [UC] At Last, A Good Idea About Those Noxious Infernal Combustion Engine Vehicles

2007-02-13 Thread Dan Widyono
On Tue, Feb 13, 2007 at 10:41:16AM -0500, Kyle Cassidy wrote: > I'm all for it if the exchange is making public transportation free or > significantly less expensive, at least in the areas affected by the > auto-surcharge. And if it pays for more bicycle racks and bike lanes. And a donation to P

RE: [UC] At Last, A Good Idea About Those Noxious Infernal Combustion Engine Vehicles

2007-02-13 Thread Kyle Cassidy
I'm all for it if the exchange is making public transportation free or significantly less expensive, at least in the areas affected by the auto-surcharge. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ross Bender Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 10:32 A