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

Re:In Colorado, an Ambitious New Highway Policy Is Not Build... by gcr on Saturday June 01, 2024 @10:15PM (#40550805)

My dad lived in a Colorado suburb and took the bus to work. He saw firsthand how the bus deteriorates when bad policy doesn’t fund public transportation. When he retired in his sixties, he was running on the order of 50 miles a week or so for his morning commute.

Our governor adopted budget cuts that forced the public busses to run private ads, then called them an “eyesore.” People—especially poor people or families that don’t want to rely on cars — need reliable public transportation!

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Re:In Colorado, an Ambitious New Highway Policy Is Not Build... by TomK32 on Sunday June 02, 2024 @02:54AM (#40551969)

It's not just poor people who don't want to rely on cars but also those too young to have a license, or momentarily too sick or simply too old to drive safely and of course those with suspended licenses for whatever reason. Mobility should be a right for everyone, not just car owners.

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Re:In Colorado, an Ambitious New Highway Policy Is Not Build... by amanaplanacanal on Sunday June 02, 2024 @07:14AM (#40553158)

Yep. People who can’t drive is big chunk of the population, which people who can drive just don’t see. Estimates are around 30%.

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