I-5 Expansion Position
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Lane Sharman
Jul 6, 2011, 10:01:48 PM7/6/11
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All,
My position along with the Sierra Club, Mike Bullock and others is in opposition to any further expansion of I-5 until the region has fully invested in public transit and mobility. I-5 today represents a significant, sunk investment. Studies and experience show freeway expansion induces more traffic ... what else would one expect in the absence of alternative transit?
An alternative action is to revoke SANDAG's use of Transet tax money. It is our money. This money ought to be in the hands of a small dedicated regional and integrated transportation agency. That agency ought to form an umbrella organization with our neighbors: Mexico, Imperial and Orange Counties to create a world-class regional grid that would tie air, high-speed rail, and all other modalities. The formation of this agency could be accomplished if there was the political will for a ballot initiative. That can be done in San Diego!
This should be done. Look at the Bay Area. Three counties joined and overcame all the political and financial issues and created a world-class system to move people efficiently. See http://www.bart.gov.
Isn't it time for San Diego to start thinking and acting as a world-class city? Or, are we doomed like lemmings by SANDAG, CALTRANS and their planning robots?
My position along with the Sierra Club, Mike Bullock and others is in opposition to any further expansion of I-5 until the region has fully invested in public transit and mobility. I-5 today represents a significant, sunk investment. Studies and experience show freeway expansion induces more traffic ... what else would one expect in the absence of alternative transit?
An alternative action is to revoke SANDAG's use of Transet tax money. It is our money. This money ought to be in the hands of a small dedicated regional and integrated transportation agency. That agency ought to form an umbrella organization with our neighbors: Mexico, Imperial and Orange Counties to create a world-class regional grid that would tie air, high-speed rail, and all other modalities. The formation of this agency could be accomplished if there was the political will for a ballot initiative. That can be done in San Diego!
This should be done. Look at the Bay Area. Three counties joined and overcame all the political and financial issues and created a world-class system to move people efficiently. See http://www.bart.gov.
Isn't it time for San Diego to start thinking and acting as a world-class city? Or, are we doomed like lemmings by SANDAG, CALTRANS and their planning robots?
-- Kindest Regards, Lane Sharman 858-755-2868 Reduce Your Carbon Footprint With Solar Energy
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