I’d like to hear more rhetoric from Obama that focuses on allocating more dollars to public transit, particularly rail. Public transit would also look more appealing with higher gas prices. Americans would then think twice about buying a house in the far exburbs or take that unnecessary trip by car just to pick up a gallon of milk at the store a mile away from their homes. Let’s make gas more expensive and watch consumption plummet. The administration is missing out on a golden opportunity here, particularly to increase the gas tax.Īn increase of the gas tax and energy conservation work hand in hand. Obama’s talking points on the oil spill generally focus on the need for alternative and renewable energy, yet he is mute on energy conservation, an increase of the gas tax, and the need to expand public transit. We all share the blame for this oil spill.Īs long as we have an economy and a lifestyle which is lubricated by cheap oil and a transportation system that depends on fossil fuels, we can only blame ourselves for this and future oil spills. I’m hoping this tragedy may be the long overdue wake up call for all Americans we cannot have our cake and it eat too. Yes, they certainly share in the responsibility of the oil spill, but the biggest accomplice to the oil spill is the American lifestyle. It’s easy to point the finger at BP, but the truth is that this oil company is simply providing a resource to satisfy a market demand. The Gulf of Mexico oil spill will most likely make its way to South Florida and directly affect South Floridians in one way or another. 0.20 (dark red) means the oil is 20% as concentrated as it is directly over the spill site.
The colors represent the concentration of the oil. Likely path of the oil for four months following the spill. Rail, bicycling and walking are considered transportation too! Transportation is not limited to motor vehicles and highway expansion. I’d like to remind FDOT that the “T” in FDOT stands for Transportation. Then what? Buy more homes and more right-of-way? They would be delaying the inevitable- we would be in the same predicament 20 years from now. Ummm….how about public transit? Is that not an option? I’m glad FDOT does not have the money to purchase all the homes and all the right-of-way necessary to expand 1-95. “What can be done, has been done already: Installing express lanes in Miami-Dade - and eventually in Broward - to separate long-haul drivers from short-range commuters, and using signals at on-ramps so motorists don’t crowd onto the expressway at once.” We don’t have the money to buy all those homes and all that right-of-way in order to add lanes to what’s already there.” She spoke to the Miami Herald about a recent report issued by the Daily Beast which designated I-95 in Florida as the most deadly highway in the nation. Today’s quote of the day comes from FDOT spokeswoman Barbara Kelleher.
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