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<FONT FACE="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12.0px'>Some of this conversation has gone to the state or Federal level.<BR>
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While they play a role, I’d like to bring the conversation down to the WE in Moscow. (And I got challenged in another note as to why I don’t walk to the COOP, which I’ll address, because somehow the conversation needs to get back from the abstraction of some governmental action like a gas tax imposed on ‘them.’ Each of us needs to own this problem.)<BR>
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Take Ted’s comments below relative to politicians. What actions would you encourage our Council members to be exploring? For which actions could they earn your vote? Which would you vote against?<BR>
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On 8/24/06 12:19 PM, "Ted Moffett" <starbliss@gmail.com> wrote:<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><BLOCKQUOTE><FONT FACE="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12.0px'>Large cities that do have a lot of use of alternative transportation come to this in part because using a private vehicle became difficult with traffic jams and lack of parking. Take away the parking lots, and create traffic jams, that might force change, but then wait till the next election, and those politicians who decided to block expansive parking lots to encourage biking or the bus might be out of work. <BR>
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It seems the planning for Moscow's transportation future, from the Federal level down (and some federal dollars do in the large picture impact Moscow's traffic), is making car and truck use the highest priority, not attempting to encourage people to use other means by limiting the infrastructure that supports an increase in vehicular traffic, though the Chipman and Latah Trails are a fantastic development that no doubt is making a small impact on reducing fossil fuel use. <BR>
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