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In article <1992Dec3.162430.18402@ucsu.Colorado.EDU> fcrary@ucsu.Colorado.EDU (Frank Crary) writes:
>In article <1992Dec2.201029.12072@claven.ucar.edu> woods@claven.ucar.edu (Greg Woods) writes:
>>...The only
>>way to do that is to provide reasonable alternatives to driving, i.e.
>>a DECENT public transit system. (Obviously, exactly  what constitutes a decent
>>public transit system is open to debate, but basically it means something
>>that can take you from point A to point B, in a reasonable amount of time,
>>any time you need to go).
>
>By this definition, at least, we already have a decent public transportation
>system: I can get just about anywhere, in reasonable time, without having
>to walk more than three or four blocks at either end. I think the 
>problem is than people expect door-to-door service, and don't consider
>a five-minute walk to the bus stop "reasonable."

Perhaps what 'decent' means, is a public transportaion that is so efficient,
that it competes  with cars. Right now, a bus can be 10 times slower than taking
a car. If I want to get to Stapleton from Boulder, it takes about 30 min by
car, and up to 3 hours by bus.

If we had a 'BART' type of system, between, say Ft. Collins and Colo Spgs,
we would have a much more efficient and therefore attractive, system.

Decent, to me, doesn't mean coming to my door, it means getting to the palce
I want to go in a reasonable *time.*


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David Knapp                                      University of Colorado, Boulder
Perpetual Student                                   knapp@spot.colorado.edu