Re: CA Transportation Comission Projects
Author: BOB2
Date: 01-24-2017 - 08:42
More Valley-Sacto service is definitely warranted at convenient am and pm arrival times, based on the basic "gravity" models we've seen between other similar sized City pairs and travel times, in Irish, British, and European markets, with similar characteristics.
Once again, I unfortunately have to note, that this was also true even 40 years ago when I first saw that comparison (Dr. Ron Schenk, UNM Las Cruces), and this idea of running direct early am service from Fresno, both to Sacto and the Bay, is only about 35 years old (I always like to not for comparison of time scales, that we won WWII in just four years......?). That example, is what gives meaning to the theory of political entropy, which is often seen to occur, as civilizations begin to fail....
Imagine the billion dollars or so a year in transportation funds that we in CA "donate" to other states each year from the Federal Gas Tax that we pay, but don't get back, were all spent here.....? Imagine we spent it on real service needs like that? No wonder so many think CA should secede.....?
So much potential, so little energy, vision, or leadership......?