🚀 go-pugleaf

Miriam Jackson <miriam@tara.gps.caltech.edu> wrote:

> I've lived in San Francisco (Albeit briefly) and Los Angeles and,
> granted, the public tranit system in S.F. is far superior to L.A. and
> many other U.S. cities (try Columbus, Ohio without a car) but that
> doesn't mean it's good.  
> 
> When I lived in London I never had a car and never thought I needed one.

That's nice for you, Miriam, but there are those of us who prefer not to
spend our lives in a metropolis.

> And i was living in the East End which at the time was not well connected
> to the tube system.  During the rush hour it was always quicker to use
> the tube (Subway) and even the rest of the time, because you didn't
> have to deal with navigation if going somewhere for the first time,
> or with parking, using the tube was always very easy and driving would
> have just seemed a hassle.  Cycling was always good for an adrenaline
> rush in the morning, too, but that's another story.
> 
> Count me in for doubling gas prices in California.

You want the government to take my money so that you can have a ride.
Where does that leave those of us not served by public transit?  Is
there a reason that public transit cannot be supported by users?