Infrastructure is great, but we have to be cognizant of the environmental impacts
Widening highways should be right off the table, and money should be directed to active transportation methods such as biking, busing, and walking. 80% of Americans may commute by automobile today, but we induce this demand with ever more and faster roads. We have to stop doing this and encourage travel by other methods instead.
Which Indiana party is the right-wing, again?
I got a newsletter from Indiana Democrats this week. Mostly it consisted of links to the right-wing social media site X, which leads me to believe that the choices in the state that we have consists of the hard-right-wing Republicans and the slightly-less-right-wing Democrats.
http://blog.benfulton.net/2024/08/which-indiana-party-is-right-wing-again.html
Indiana Once Again Considering Ban on Dedicated Transit Lanes
"Critics of the bill like State Senator Andrea Hunley say it is obviously part of a campaign against the IndyGo Blue Line in Indianapolis, “a project years in the making.” The 24.5-mile-long Blue Line, the third phase of IndyGo’s bus rapid transit system connecting Cumberland on the east with the Indianapolis International Airport on the west side of the city"
Hey Hoosiers, what's the best way to monitor #INDOT and advocate to them for better bicycle infrastructure?
@brb Revolution is my favorite in Bloomington, but you might want to add Bike smiths and Bicycle Garage as well. #BikeTooter #cycling #indiana