Unveiled; First American-Made Street Car in 60 Years

[ccbatson]

It comes down to choice....if people want to use mass transportation, and there is a market for it..great. To the extent that mass transportation has been declining, and the fact that it is largely a "public" utility [[meaning progressively more costly and less efficient), the paucity is a reflection of people voting with their dollars.

[ghettopalmetto]

It comes down to choice....if people want to use mass transportation, and there is a market for it..great. To the extent that mass transportation has been declining, and the fact that it is largely a "public" utility [[meaning progressively more costly and less efficient), the paucity is a reflection of people voting with their dollars.

Have you been paying *any* attention the past ten years? Where people DO have a choice, transit ridership has been going through the roof, to levels not seen since World War II. On the other hand, Vehicle Miles Traveled [[i.e. cars) have been decreasing the past two years.

What does that tell your free-market Spidey Sense?