There will be no "MOBILITY" while there is congestion and if
"CHOICES" do not include the most cost effective and are not
prioritized on cost effectiveness then we will be wasting
the little money we have on ineffective projects. We
cant afford to complete ALL the projects in the plan, regardless, so we
must pick the most cost effective at reducing congestion.
"The
total cost of all of the projects in this plan is at least $1.5 billion dollars.
Existing revenue can cover only $367 million, leaving a gap of over $1.1 billion
over the next 25 years to make our vision a reality. It is clear that we will
not be able to move forward on all projects at once"
COST EFFECTIVENESS
Also I cant believe I had to urge our leaders to put cost effectiveness first
in the Plan.
This must have been the way MTC used to plan 20+ years ago.
Since then they have been sued by the Sierra Club for NOT reducing air pollution
yet spending billions of dollars. And why did they not achieve the air pollution
requirements? Because they spent FAR too much on transit solutions that did
little to relieve the air polluting congestion that plagues us to this day. They
did not spend more of that money directly addressing freeway and roadways which
make so much more of a difference than the many VERY expensive transit
alternatives.
If these people will not take the time to learn the mistakes that
so many other governments have made in the past then they will never
spend our money to make the difference we need. And history will continually
repeat itself.
That men do not learn very
much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons of
history. - Aldous Huxley
"Ignorance more
frequently begets confidence than does knowledge" Charles Darwin.
I urge the voters to insist that our leaders
consult national experts on transportation (if they wont educate
themselves). The county's current consultants have concluded in the plan with
this statement "traditional measures of
things like cost-effectiveness are not appropriate".
Leaders, Talk to the MTC. Prioritize each project based on the most
cost-effective way of reducing congestion as the MTC have finally been
legally forced to do, today.
Leaders, Get the info you need to make educated decisions from the website
link above and from Marin Transit Plan TRUTHS and links to reference sites.
Marin Congestion Management Agency (CMA) clando@co.marin.ca.us
Belvedere Bruce
Sams
Corte Madera Pat
Williams
County of Marin
Steve Kinsey
Fairfax Frank
Egger
Larkspur Joan
Lundstrom
Mill Valley Dick
Swanson
Novato Michael
Di Giorgio
Ross Tom Byrnes
San Anselmo
Peter Breen
San Rafael Al
Boro
Sausalito Amy
Belser
Tiburon Alice
Fredericks
Marin Board of Supervisors
District 1 Supervisor Susan L. Adams
District 2 Supervisor Harold C. Brown Jr., 2nd Vice President
District 3 Supervisor Annette Rose, President
District 4 Supervisor Steve Kinsey, Vice President
District 5 Supervisor Cynthia L. Murray
Meanwhile they will try to put a Sales Tax of
½% on the Nov 2003 ballot .
And concentrate on LOCAL transportation needs. (Leaving projects like SMART
rail out of it for now)
But which of these "local" projects will make any significant
difference to our congestion?
Here are the projects and
their cost.
Notice how "Highway Interchanges" make such a difference to
freeway congestion relative to the LOCAL projects
Most LOCAL projects may have LITTLE EFFECT
on congestion.
See how freeway "spillover" onto LOCAL
streets may be by far the biggest contributer to LOCAL congestion.
