By paying directly, totally, and in proportion to use, consumer dollar-votes will gain a validity now denied them. And, with the full cost of auto use perceptible to users, viability of alternatives will be enhanced and private enterprise again devoted to provision of safe, commodious mass transit,.without need for subsidy. This program will move road transport into the free market without draconian measures and in politically attractive fashion. In the final days before the February 25th deadline to submit state legislation for the 2000 session, a record number of new bills were introduced aimed at improving neighborhood livability, increasing safety for bicyclists and pedestrians, and promoting stronger regional planning and 'smart growth' measures preserving open space and providing better transportation choices. Many see the strong showing for such a broad slate of transportation and growth reform proposals as an indication of both an increasing interest among voters as well as a stepped up statewide effort among advocacy groups and elected officials to build more effective, diverse coalitions.
Several bills provide big boosts for bicycle and pedestrian safety in particular.
O'Farrell Street, Suite 400, San Francisco, CA 94108. MTS refutes the propaganda from Caltrans, certain government agencies, and highway construction interests which claim that HOV lanes decrease air pollution. After constructing the new HOV lanes, vehicles increase. Solodrivers take up the vacancy left by HOVs that move over to the new lane. See details on the MTS web site .