martinus | geleynse


driving downtown
February 13, 2008, 9:19 pm
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I am proud to advertise the fact that I drive a small, diesel-powered car.  Two weeks ago, I drove from Grand Rapids, MI to Hamilton on 3/5 tank of gas (and I was even speeding!).  Despite my relatively environmentally friendly vehicle–I still always feel guilty when I drive around below the mountain.  The roads keep getting rougher and busier, and I’m a part of the problem.  It’s easy to wish that someone would simply install light rail all over the place–but somewhat unrealistic.  On the other hand, I can’t take the bus system b/c it would have taken over 10 hours to accomplish what I just covered in less than 2.

So–we’re back at square one again: what comes first, more public transit or more passengers?