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Greenbelt Alliance In the News
March 25, 2005 From Readers Opinion 'Dead End' seriesThe Examiner's series on Bay Area traffic congestion captures the horrendous daily experience for many commuters. However, the stories — for example, "The Bay Bridge approaches: Congestion is getting worse," from Wednesday, March 23 — fail to look at the bigger picture: the development patterns that determine our traffic patterns. Yes, public transit has failed to attract more riders to relieve traffic congestion. The solution? Making transit more convenient, accessible and efficient. To do that, we must put more homes, jobs and shops near transit stations, in a pedestrian-friendly design that encourages people to take transit. Spread-out homes, big-box stores and vast parking lots near stations do not make transit an easy option. Compact, walkable neighborhoods do. But these neighborhoods don't happen automatically. The Metropolitan Transportation Commission is planning over $11 billion in transit expansion projects. Before new transit projects are built, cities should have to put compact development and affordable housing around transit corridors. That's how you make public transit attractive — and that's how you make it work. ### |
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