$4 Gas Transforming Habits

[Sister Fracas 5]

Not to ruin the party but consolidating errands? Carpools? Mass transit? Folks, communism is imminent!

Amen brother . . . . . time to get in a line . . . . any line . . . . . it might have cheap gas, bread or vodka at the end of it.

I could live with that!

Hurrah for communism

[eric&gen 0]

Ill drink to that.

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

Sensible living: Government needs to get out of the way

Salt Lake Tribune Editorial

In our new "energy-restricted" economy, condos and high-rises will become the new "McMansions." Train tracks and sidewalks the new highways. Buses and bicycles the new SUVs.

Many of us will abandon our big gas-guzzling vehicles and forsake new land-guzzling, auto-dependent suburban developments in favor of commuter hubs and "new urbanism" communities clustered near mass-transit stations.

We'll live sensibly for a change. We'll walk to the market and the park and the restaurant, and we won't have to walk far in our mixed-use neighborhoods.

We won't go kicking and screaming, either. Just give it a little more time. Let the air pollution and traffic congestion and gas pumps that ring up $50, $60, $70 in a blur sink in, and we'll embrace smart growth and new urbanism and commuter hubs like grandmas hug babies and babies hug puppies.

It's already starting to happen in Murray and Midvale, Farmington and South Salt Lake, where transit-oriented communities are planned or under construction; developments where you won't have to jump in the car every time you leave home.

But there's still one big obstacle, developers and planning experts told local officials at a transit-oriented development seminar this week in Salt Lake City. If commuter hubs and bus stop/train station developments are going to become the norm, if we're going to change our wasteful ways and ease the burden on our environment and pocketbooks, local governments have to lead, or at least get out of the way.

"High density" can no longer be dirty words. Commercial and residential zones must be melded. Those tired old requirements of two parking spaces for every doorstep have to go. Transit-oriented, new urban and infill developments must be supported with tax credits, expedited permitting and generous infrastructure assistance, while developers who promote sprawl and three-car garages, and people who settle in those communities, must pay a premium.

Obviously, we won't all want to live this way. There will still be Drapers and Bluffdales, places where the old American dream - big house, big yard, RV and SUV - hangs on, or dies hard.

But eventually, that lifestyle will be as outdated as last year's calendar. Pressure - financial, ethical, environmental, governmental - will be brought to bear. Change is inevitable. It's up to government to make it happen sooner, not later.

[jundp 191]

Amen brother . . . . . time to get in a line . . . . any line . . . . . it might have cheap gas, bread or vodka at the end of it.

I'm there...

BTW, gas prices are falling here. 2 weeks ago it was 4.09 and today I saw a station with 3.89.

Holy #######. It's not falling here for sure.

What's a THL?

Tree Huggin' Liberal

ever met a honey locust tree?

Smart.

Azz.

[HAL 9000 96]

Prices still rising in Chicago.

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

latest gas price heat map from gasbuddy.com

South Carolina is looking good!

[almaty 19]

Not to ruin the party but consolidating errands? Carpools? Mass transit? Folks, communism is imminent!

Amen brother . . . . . time to get in a line . . . . any line . . . . . it might have cheap gas, bread or vodka at the end of it.

I could live with that!

Hurrah for communism

sister fracas' post...

sponsored by commies for christ...

brother stevie....president for life

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Not to ruin the party but consolidating errands? Carpools? Mass transit? Folks, communism is imminent!

Amen brother . . . . . time to get in a line . . . . any line . . . . . it might have cheap gas, bread or vodka at the end of it.

I could live with that!

Hurrah for communism

sister fracas' post...

sponsored by commies for christ...

brother stevie....president for life

Limited time offer! Free donuts and beer for anyone who joins today and brings a friend.

[Ban Hammer 13,352]

What's a THL?

Tree Huggin' Liberal

ever met a honey locust tree?

Smart.

Azz.

i'll take that as a yes

[Pinocchio Liberal 268]

latest gas price heat map from gasbuddy.com

The more liberal states have the highest prices. Ya mean those carbon credits cant be used at the gas station?

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

latest gas price heat map from gasbuddy.com

The more liberal states have the highest prices. Ya mean those carbon credits cant be used at the gas station?

So.. New Jersey, Montana, Nebraska and Georgia are equally librul?