Comments on: Eric Massa on “President Gas” http://rochesterturning.com/2008/04/30/eric-massa-on-president-gas/ turning the tide upstate Tue, 02 Dec 2008 07:06:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: itchy http://rochesterturning.com/2008/04/30/eric-massa-on-president-gas/#comment-139125 itchy Thu, 01 May 2008 13:25:44 +0000 http://rochesterturning.com/2008/04/30/eric-massa-on-president-gas/#comment-139125 We've built ourselves into a jam, haven't we? Almost all of the houses, shopping and jobs built in the last 50 years are only accessible by car. Most people simply don't have a realistic transportation choice. After decades of complaining about sprawl, I should probably feel vindicated by the gas shortage, but I don't. I just feel sad that we blew it, that so many of us are locked into automobile dependence. We’ve built ourselves into a jam, haven’t we? Almost all of the houses, shopping and jobs built in the last 50 years are only accessible by car. Most people simply don’t have a realistic transportation choice. After decades of complaining about sprawl, I should probably feel vindicated by the gas shortage, but I don’t. I just feel sad that we blew it, that so many of us are locked into automobile dependence.

]]> By: Pat Martinez http://rochesterturning.com/2008/04/30/eric-massa-on-president-gas/#comment-138921 Pat Martinez Wed, 30 Apr 2008 21:22:16 +0000 http://rochesterturning.com/2008/04/30/eric-massa-on-president-gas/#comment-138921 I wish that we could convince the DOT to install bicycle lanes so that people could bike to and from their place of employment. This would ease up the congestion on the expressways, save a shitload of money for consumers (in gas), create a healthier environment in which we can live, and create a bunch of healthier, fitter people. How on earth could it be a bad thing? But I'm sure there are a bazillion EXCUSES as to why this can't happen. I wish that we could convince the DOT to install bicycle lanes so that people could bike to and from their place of employment. This would ease up the congestion on the expressways, save a shitload of money for consumers (in gas), create a healthier environment in which we can live, and create a bunch of healthier, fitter people.

How on earth could it be a bad thing? But I’m sure there are a bazillion EXCUSES as to why this can’t happen.

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