tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198843833237575122.post1985402805859552323..comments2023-12-27T22:31:19.008-07:00Comments on The Bike Nazi: Roads, Dollars, and Air QualityBikeboyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17379272663647894409noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198843833237575122.post-91532606235090216062007-06-20T13:52:00.000-06:002007-06-20T13:52:00.000-06:00An HOV lane would be terrific. Marginal cost with...An HOV lane would be terrific. Marginal cost with a real effect. Teach the SOV's how to conserve gas while improving airquality. Build only one lane for now and just reverse it in the afternoon. <BR/><BR/>I was driving in LA during rushhour on the 405 with my family recently. If not for the carpool lane, our jaunt would of taken 3 times as long. I am for simple and sensible transportation solutions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198843833237575122.post-81335358663347655272007-06-20T12:57:00.000-06:002007-06-20T12:57:00.000-06:00After reading the story, my impression is that Rep...After reading the story, my impression is that Rep. Sali really just wants to remove 2 of the 3 contributing factors - the EPA and Fish & Wildlife - and leave it all up to the Federal Highway Administration. <BR/><BR/>I mean, check out the quote from the ITD's Pam Lowe (emphasis mine): "Many of the regulations that drive the <B>federal environmental process</B> are extremely bureaucratic."<BR/><BR/>What, no mention of red tape at the Federal Highway Administration (which probably oversees the funding)? To me this translates to "We'd like to waive the environmental checks and balances while still maintaining our access to the checkbook."<BR/><BR/>So in essence, I see Sali and Tom Davis just trying to further erase the limits placed on government for environmental concerns. <BR/><BR/>Smaller government is one thing. A smaller sense of responsibility is another. <BR/><BR/>Wouldn't a wiser approach be to streamline the processes within each of those 3 groups, rather than eliminate one or more of them? I fear that the reason that's not being proposed is that it would come out that those agencies are already underfunded and can't afford to move more quickly.<BR/><BR/>I would second the motion to have an HOV lane on I-80. I just don't want an additional lane created for it.dbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09527673886975332497noreply@blogger.com