In Colorado, an Ambitious New Highway Policy Is Not Building Them

Re:In Colorado, an Ambitious New Highway Policy Is Not Build... by TheCleric on Saturday June 01, 2024 @07:07PM (#40549895)

When I lived in Denver this GenXer gladly transitioned to light rail as it freed up an hour a day that I would have spent concentrating on driving on more relaxing things like reading. I miss it.

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Re:In Colorado, an Ambitious New Highway Policy Is Not Build... by cscurmudgeon on Sunday June 02, 2024 @02:25AM (#40551866)

Respectfully, you should be arguing for more density so you don't even have to travel by rail that much.

But any density is opposed strangely by the anti-car crowd due to (e.g., see SF local politics).

1. "It will ruin the character of our precious million year old city"

2. "Building more housing will magically cause existing people to move out the city"

3. "Developers will get rich. Can't ever let that happen. They should be in perpetual misery."

If someone is advocating for anti-car policies but neutral or against density, they are holding inconsistent views.

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Re:In Colorado, an Ambitious New Highway Policy Is Not Build... by TheCleric on Monday June 03, 2024 @09:13PM (#40569663)

I’m in favor of both.

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