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In Reply to: Wasteful? How about building road after road, highway after highway? How about posted by tinear on March 25, 2021 at 11:04:13:
'The rest of the civilized world' is a helluva lot smaller than the USA o!
the only comparable places being the USSR and Australia and their mass transit systems don't look markedly different except at the urban level
but in truth, all mass transit was 'evolved' rather than 'planned'
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- As Miles Davis is said to have said about the death of Jazz music: "So what ?" - peppy m. 08:54:58 03/26/21 (2)
- I hear ya.. - ghost of olddude55 11:53:56 03/26/21 (0)
- WTF!?!?... - musetap 11:22:23 03/26/21 (0)
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- RE: My car is 15 years old. - Gak! 09:21:18 03/26/21 (1)
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- RE: The only constituency for public transport is the demographic being legislated away from the ballot box. - B. Scarpia 19:35:54 03/25/21 (2)
- RE: The only constituency for public transport is the demographic being legislated away from the ballot box. - fstein 20:03:39 03/25/21 (1)
- There is nothing too low and anti-democratic for one of our political parties. nt - Rick W 07:32:52 03/26/21 (0)
- It's like the cost of college - Goober58 10:41:28 03/25/21 (17)
- RE: It's like the cost of college - Cut-Throat 15:45:54 03/25/21 (1)
- Don't blame me! - Goober58 16:26:50 03/25/21 (0)
- Oh, c'mon. - tinear 10:58:41 03/25/21 (9)
- Sure that's what I said - Goober58 11:33:58 03/25/21 (1)
- RE: Sure that's what I said - rivervalley817 11:39:40 03/25/21 (0)
- RE: Oh, c'mon. - rivervalley817 11:07:32 03/25/21 (6)
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- RE: reaching across the aisle... - rivervalley817 12:22:34 03/25/21 (0)
- Yup. Say, I wonder how many conservatives are sending back their $1400? nt - tinear 11:09:34 03/25/21 (3)
- RE: Yup. Say, I wonder how many conservatives are sending back their $1400? nt - double28 09:11:14 03/26/21 (2)
- RE: Yup. Say, I wonder how many conservatives are sending back their $1400? nt - Inmate51 10:02:59 03/26/21 (0)
- RE: Yup. Say, I wonder how many conservatives are sending back their $1400? nt - rivervalley817 09:53:28 03/26/21 (0)
- RE: It's like the cost of college - rivervalley817 10:52:09 03/25/21 (4)
- For me it was popular because it empowered those without insurance to get it - Goober58 11:44:32 03/25/21 (1)
- RE: For me it was popular because it empowered those without insurance to get it - rivervalley817 11:59:48 03/25/21 (0)
- RE: It's like the cost of college - b.l.zeebub 11:09:43 03/25/21 (1)
- RE: It's like the cost of college - rivervalley817 11:25:04 03/25/21 (0)
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- Yep. nt - ghost of olddude55 09:18:16 03/25/21 (0)
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- And it's being measured the same way as usual. nt - tinear 11:07:03 03/25/21 (0)
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- RE: Oh... c'mon... we all know the inflation is 1.5%! - rivervalley817 09:47:18 03/25/21 (4)
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- RE: The only thing inflated by 1.5% was my Social Security check. - rivervalley817 11:22:16 03/25/21 (2)
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- RE: EWWWW!!! - rivervalley817 12:05:00 03/25/21 (0)
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- RE: We're definitely seeing it here - marcuslee841@yahoo.com 10:21:41 03/25/21 (0)
- RE: We're definitely seeing it here - rivervalley817 10:16:43 03/25/21 (0)
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- I suspect you're being sarcastic - Craiger56 09:00:00 03/25/21 (13)
- Wasteful? How about building road after road, highway after highway? How about - tinear 11:04:13 03/25/21 (12)
- RE: Wasteful? How about building road after road, highway after highway? How about - Inmate51 09:03:54 03/26/21 (2)
- RE: Wasteful? How about building road after road, highway after highway? How about - Rick W 11:15:20 03/26/21 (1)
- RE: Wasteful? How about building road after road, highway after highway? How about - Inmate51 12:35:57 03/26/21 (0)
- RE: Wasteful? How about building road after road, highway after highway? How about - Craiger56 17:47:59 03/25/21 (1)
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- RE: Building elevated rail is far better than subways. That said, problems - Dave_K 08:18:00 03/27/21 (0)
- RE: If you want to expand, buses are the way, like Mexico city. But nobody wants them. - rivervalley817 14:56:54 03/25/21 (2)
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- RE: We might be at telecommuting's peak - rivervalley817 09:39:20 03/26/21 (0)
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- RE: Good, irrefutable argument for public transportation investment. nt - grantv 07:50:35 03/25/21 (0)
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- RE: And now there is a 'foam shortage'... - double28 08:00:09 03/25/21 (0)
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- RE: Wasteful? How about building road after road, highway after highway? How about - rivervalley817 03/25/2111:14:03 03/25/21 (0)