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3/22 http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060322/ap_on_bi_ge/fuel_economy Bush works hard to improve fuel economy. Here's a better idea for you out-of-touch politicians. Instead of building endless unplanned suburbs, how about encouraging developers to build sustainable and more efficient cities that require less driving? It'll drastically cut down on fuel consumption and other energy costs. \_ Americans value freedom. \_ the only reason why you have this "freedom" is because government is paying for the road. \_ So you equate sitting in a metal box for many hours a week with freedom. You, sir, are a fucking moron. \_ You aren't forced to drive everywhere. Change your career and life style so you don't have to. Every decision and life style choice has plusses and minuses. Pick the set that makes you happiest. \_ I haven chosen. I don't own a car, and I live in one of the very very few places in the U.S. where that doesn't ruin \_ where is that, out of curiosity? \_ Boulder, co. Buses: amazing, bike trails:amazing \_ indeed a cool place... love the scones from the bakery downtown... best I ever had. \_ Which bakery? I'm new here, and I like scones. \_ I don't remember the name, but it was on Pearl street, west of the walk-only portion, on the north side of the street. Should be pretty easay to find. The famous tea house (in the rough vicinity) was also pretty cool. \_ looked it up, I think it was Spruce Confections (767 Pearl St) \_ Thanks! I'll check it out tonight or tomorrow. my life. I intend to vote with my feet on this issue and never live in a shithole like L.A., Houston, or Phoenix. My point is that a life that includes sitting in a metal box for several hours by yourself and not getting paid for it involves less *freedom* than one where you're not. I'm pretty sure I value freedom a lot more than the average SUV driving McHouse dweller on just about every possible axis on which freedom can be defined. \_ Can all of the service workers the city requires afford to live in this efficient and eco-friendly city of yours? \_ In the city I just left? Yes. In the city I'm in now, rents are still way lower than the sprawling Bay Area. I don't think your sprawl is the product of the free market anyway--it's just another form of socialism: corporate socialism. You're probably from LA like most of the rightwing assholes on the motd, so it's difficult for you to understand that people don't have to live that way, but there are plenty of livable non-car cities with over a million people, with a quarter million people, with 80,000 poeple, 25,000 people, and less than a thousand. It's not some crazy utopia--it's your world that's a crazy dystopia, and you're just too brainwashed to see it. \_ Hear hear! These car drivin suburbanites refuse to admit how much urbanites subsidize their wasteful and selfish lifestyle. I for one am sick and tired of paying high taxes and other increased costs (like higher utility costs) just so they can live in their McMansions. \_ Well, then we agree. I have no problem with these morons going out in the desert and building sprawl if they want to pay for it and actually live up to their free market rhetoric. But, as with most people who carp the loudest about the "free market", the suburbanites are really statists. The exception is when their pollution infriges on my right to breathe without getting asthma at a young age, which I consider to be a basic right. \_ Our great Lord Bush disagrees with you. He recommends you drive an SUV and live in a nice mansion in Texas. \_ http://csua.org/u/fbg is funny The only CA city ranked for walking is... Fremont Aaaaanyway. \_ I didn't have a car for most of my years in Berkeley and it wasn't a big deal. Fremont? \_ Which motd rightwingers are from LA? None of the ones I know are. \_ i'll up YOUR mileage |
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| news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060322/ap_on_bi_ge/fuel_economy AP US to Finish Revising Fuel Economy Rules By KEN THOMAS, Associated Press Writer Wed Mar 22, 4:09 PM ET WASHINGTON - Focusing on better gas mileage, the Bush administration is expected to complete its overhaul of fuel economy rules for pickup trucks, minivans and most sport utility vehicles next week. The rules, first proposed last August, would require the auto industry to raise standards for light trucks beginning in 2008. All automakers would have to comply with the new Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) system by 2011, the most significant change to the program in three decades. The proposal issued last summer would lead to a projected fleetwide average of 24 mpg by 2011, a total improvement of 18 mpg over four years. Automakers would need to meet fuel economy targets based on their mix of vehicles. President Bush declared that "America is addicted to oil," environmental groups said a stronger plan could help the administration advance its goal of reducing the nation's dependence on imported oil amid high gas prices and worries about energy security. "This will be a real test about how serious he is about ending this addiction," said David Friedman, research director of the clean vehicles program for the Union of Concerned Scientists. Bush, in a news conference on Tuesday, did not mention fuel economy changes but expressed interest in working with Congress "to advance an agenda that will make us less dependent on foreign oil, an agenda that includes hybrid cars and advanced ethanol fuels and hydrogen cells." The plan would move away from a single standard for light trucks and create different mileage goals for six sizes of vehicles. The auto industry, which has fought past attempts to raise fuel economy standards, but expressed support for the plan's direction, said the new system would mean seven straight years of higher gas mileage requirements. "Those standards will be a challenge but automakers are committed to meeting them," said Eron Shosteck, a spokesman for the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers. have said the current system puts them at strategic disadvantage against their competitors because sales of large SUVs must be offset by the sale of smaller light trucks to comply with fuel economy rules. The administration said last summer that the reforms would save more fuel than any previous rulemaking in the history of the light truck program, or about 10 billion gallons of oil over the lifetime of the vehicles sold during the span. Environmental groups have sought a higher fleetwide average and increased oil savings and reduced greenhouse gas emissions. The oil savings represent only a fraction of what Americans consume each year, they noted. "We hope they take the opportunity to save oil and not aim low here," said Eric Haxthausen, an economist with Environmental Defense who has recommended a fleetwide average of 26 mpg. Groups closely following the deliberations said the administration could consider making the standards apply for the first time to large SUVs and vans weighing between 8,500 and 10,000 pounds, as reported Wednesday by The Wall Street Journal. A spokesman for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration declined comment. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press. |
| csua.org/u/fbg -> walking.about.com/od/trails/tp/walkcity2006.htm The American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA) surveyed the 100 most populous cities in the USA and used 15 criteria to determine which were the top walking cities. Criteria were developed with Prevention magazine and included percentage walking for exercise, health, or walking to work. Other criteria include parks, trails, points of interest, crime, dog ownership, climate, and participation in exercise, sports and golf. Colorado Springs, Colorado Colorado Springs scored high for physical fitness and adult participation in sports. The walk through the Garden of the Gods is a longtime favorite for visitors. Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas residents get more exercise than just pulling the slot handles, with a high percentage of households who are physically active and active in sports. Las Vegas is one of my favorite walking getaways - I love the dry desert air and the excitement of walking down the Strip past the giant casinos. Austin, Texas Austin scored high for its many parks and high number of bicyclists - hmmm, could Lance Armstrong be a factor here? I've enjoyed a walking convention in Austin and found the route around Town Lake to be highly enjoyable. Anchorage, Alaska Anchorage earned its spot on the list with vast parks and trails and more dog owners than any other city. The setting is stunning, well worth a visit, and it is quite walkable during the non-frozen season. Fremont, California Fremont is a Bay Area city that has the highest number of residents who walk for health and a high percentage who take public transportation to work. |