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In article <CwLs7t.8Fs@cruzio.com>,  <cycleam@cruzio.com> wrote:

> 
>	How about using bike taxis to solve the Costco traffic 
>problem? I say we give those who work in the Harvey West industrial 
>area the option of parking their cars for free at the garages we 
>recently built downtown.  This shouldn't cause a problem since these 
>structures are almost always empty anyway.  From here they can enjoy 

They are? That hasn't been my experience when shopping downtown.

>        We can offset any "lost" parking revenues and buy hundreds 
>of bike taxis for the cost of just one traffic signal.  The 
>associated widening of River Street will pay for tens of thousands 
>of free human powered rides.  During the weekend, we can reap a 
>double windfall for our three-wheeled workhorses by charging our 
>tourists for such shuttles to and from the Boardwalk.

Now that could be a good idea...but I don't think I see how bike taxis
will help with the Costco traffic problem.  Wouldn't they have to
travel on the same streets as the cars? Am I missing something here?
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