If you have environments where transportation is difficult and costly altogether, it’s also going to be difficult and costly to run a school bus program. It just brings those issues into focus because one government entity is shouldering the cost and it’s a single budget.
This episode of Upzoned hit home for me. I can’t escape the thought that a community’s traffic/walkability is closely tied to the ability of children to walk to school versus carpooling.
Imagine how much better traffic would be if only good drivers were licensed to drive.
Imagine how much more pleasant it would be drive with only good drivers on the road.
Of course, that would require great car-alternative transportation infrastructure.
New Not Just Bikes dropped, time to get mad! In all seriousness, I never knew about the regulatory exceptions made for light trucks and SUVs, nor the import restrictions and duties on foreign light trucks.
Levi Conlow of Lectric eBikes seems like an incredibly genuine and likable guy. This was a very interesting interview.
Nashville, Tennessee, made the news recently for not only abolishing parking minimums within its urban core, but also establishing parking maximums in the same area.
Wow, credit where credit’s due. Good job, Nashville.
