Friday, April 17, 2009

Rebuilding Community

Why Conservatives Should Care About Transit

This Piece [click to read] by David Schaengold makes a good case for thinking outside of the box.

"Public transit and walkable neighborhoods are necessary for the creation of a country where families and communities can flourish"

"A common misperception is that the current American state of auto-dependency is a result of the free market doing its work. In fact, a variety of government interventions ensure that the transportation “market” is skewed towards car-ownership."

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