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Public Transportation and Smart Growth

KurtNYC

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1. I get the idea behind that pull quote but most of us know.

Reply to phantom power (Original post)

Mon Oct 1, 2012, 04:36 PM

Oct 2012

Isn't that part of what the green movement is about? There is backlash against suburban sprawl. New Urbanism started prior to 1992 and was driven largely by young adults leaving the suburbs for big cities. People widely praise mass transit and aknowlege cities that have good system: Boston, NY, Montreal, Chicago On the other hand Los Angeles is famous for not having effective mass transit and having spontaneous traffic jams that can happen any time of day; not just rush hour but 10pm, 2pm any time.

Faster, more productive commute = mass transit.

Most of us know that "we are the traffic" if we choose to be.

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We all think we're in traffic, not that we are traffic. [View all] phantom power Oct 2012 OP

I get the idea behind that pull quote but most of us know. KurtNYC Oct 2012 #1

that says a lot! KT2000 Oct 2012 #2