By: Ima Ryma

Ima Ryma — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 08:03:40 +0000

Thousands of miles, decades of time,
Billions of dollars, interstate
U.S. highways became the prime
Means of making travelling great.
Multi lanes, gentle curves and grades,
Service chains to accomodate,
Signs of informational aids,
Cruising along from state to state.
Crisscrossing like a checkerboard,
The highway system did connect.
Happy would have been Henry Ford.
His Model T did cause effect.

Sometimes I thought I would explode.
Dad rarely stopped once on the road.

By: Margaret Bell

Margaret Bell — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 19:52:41 +0000

Why is it that the California Regional Transportation seminars I have attended seemed to focus only on auto and/or trucking transportation needs. Everyone complains about the environmental impact of so many cars on the road, but the folks involved in transportation planning seem to think the only solution is to widen roads.

With the increasing population of elderly people, why don’t transportation planners consider (1) more public transit options (2) safer and wider bike lanes that could accommodate walkers, scooters for the handicapped and non-motorized bikers? How about more bridges over busy freeways accessible to those same people?

How about creating new “trucking roads and/or railroads” exclusively for commerical use?

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By: Ima Ryma

By: Margaret Bell