Infrastructure
It may seem obvious, but the most effective way to cut your driving is to not own a car.
A rail solution that takes advantage of what already exists and builds on it incrementally.
For Charlie Hewblen and others who find the cost of car ownership prohibitive, cycling can be the most cost effective way to get around. He pedals to work every day, rain or shine. More protected space on the road would make his journey safer.
In addition to the pleasures of convenience and comfort, trains offer the most environmentally benign way to travel in the Northeast.
Where should we slow down and where is it okay to drive fast?
Does it make sense to endorse a plan that calls for a goal of 40 people dying or being seriously injured simply because they choose to walk, or ride a bike? Or for 280 people to die or be maimed because they are going somewhere in a car?
A rural Vermont town’s transportation officials’ responsibilities used to be pretty straight forward... there’s now much more for towns to address.
Want a better bus system? Put someone in charge who doesn’t own a car.