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Subject: Transportation
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Date: Tue, 20-Jan-87 00:32:52 EST
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I agree with everything you said, Keith, particularly your last point
that the entire question is too complex to argue about efficiently,
since everyone can point to some information which supports their
point of view.
        There are separate bus/carpool lanes on some of the LA
freeways, and they help a bit, but they aren't nearly widespread
enough.  In an infamous experiment, such a lane was installed on one
of the busiest freeways in 1976, but public outcry was so great and
the resulting tie-ups so huge that they had to remove it.  Now they're
finally building a subway, which will probably turn out much the same
as Washington D.C's--quiet, safe, clean, well-lit, and horrendously
expensive.  I don't want to subsidize a subway either!
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