On Friday, November 14, 2008, Andy Goodell wrote: Why is it that I can commute daily at infinite miles per gallon, with just a few pounds of CO2, but I cannot get a rebate while someone who buys a foreign car, ships it across the world and drives all the time is eligible for $500?
Good point!!! Why did I not think of it? As a daily commuter by bike I sure could make an argument for rebate for my bike too. For $500 you could buy a decent bike, not just a door or bumper on a hybrid car. I certainly don't pump a 1 to 2 pounds of CO2 into the atmosphere over Ithaca for every mile I drive my bike. The miserable bike rack equivalent of a parking space in the new Green Street garage cost about $300 per bike, versus about $40,000 for each car parking space in the garage. (I think the utterly redundent "BIKES" sign/sculpture must have cost as much as the bike rack and surrounding concrete.) A mile of state-of-the-art 2-lane bikepath, even in terrain such as around Ithaca, costs one-tenth or less of the cost of a mile of highway, or about the same as 60-70 parking spaces at the mall. George Frantz --- On Fri, 11/14/08, Andy Goodell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: Andy Goodell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [SustainableTompkins] Policy News from South of the Border To: "Sustainable Tompkins County listserv" <[email protected]> Date: Friday, November 14, 2008, 3:36 AM Why is it that I can commute daily at infinite miles per gallon, with just a few pounds of CO2, but I cannot get a rebate while someone who buys a foreign car, ships it across the world and drives all the time is eligible for $500? I want to see a rebate for people who promise to not buy a car. Then we'd see more walking, more biking, more public transit, more carpooling, more carsharing, more "vanpool", more trains, more podcars, etc. instead of perpetuating the happy motorist society that is causing so many issues. But that would be too easy right? -Andy _______________________________________________ For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
