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Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Wake Up Indiana - We Need a (Better) Mass-Transit System

The Natural Resource Defense Counsel just released their report:
Fighting Oil Addiction: Ranking States’ Oil Vulnerability and Solutions for Change

Indiana is listed as one of the most vulnerable states in terms of oil prices and dependency.

But to me, the most telling statistic was this one:

Transit Spending
Prioritization
(Ranking &
Percentage)*

49 (0.15%)

We are next to last (only Utah is worse) in terms of prioritizing transit. We continue to talk a lot about high speed transit alternatives around the State, but it's been all talk to date. As we grow (and if we hope to grow in the future) we can't rely on bus systems alone anymore.

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