tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17629790.post2083666879812576012..comments2024-03-28T06:21:34.602-06:00Comments on twin city sidewalks: Are Minneapolis and St Paul Ready for The Cheapest Generation? Bill Lindekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11373780012930618768noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17629790.post-72500867735582211892012-10-01T11:13:59.590-06:002012-10-01T11:13:59.590-06:00Young people driving less isn't just because o...Young people driving less isn't just because of the recession. Comparing the National Household Transportation Survey for 16-34-year-olds in 2009 to 2001, leaves these interesting factoids:<br />--driving among all young people was down 23% while transit was up 40%, biking 24%, and walking 16%.<br />--Those young people who lived in households with annual incomes of over $70,000 increased their use of public transit by 100 percent, biking by 122 percent, and walking by 37 percent. So even MORE--a lot more!<br />--The average young person with a job in 2009 drove 16 percent less than the average young person with a job in 2001. <br /><br />But, overall, your point is well taken.Ethan Fawleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17629790.post-60560463778169195182012-09-30T12:12:22.692-06:002012-09-30T12:12:22.692-06:00Why should renters have as much say? We've all...Why should renters have as much say? We've all been renters, but I no longe relive where I'd rented. My prior neighborhoods shouldn't be hobbled by whatever dumb ideas I had when I was a young dumb renter. Renters tend to be more transient. As such, their opinions should matter less. I'd rather hear the opinions of their landlords who have more "skin in the game".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17629790.post-41915464305031947092012-09-21T06:42:13.382-06:002012-09-21T06:42:13.382-06:00Don't worry, it will change when the old peopl...Don't worry, it will change when the old people die. Of course, by then we will be 50 and fighting to defend our cities agains whatever generation was born while we were in high school. Gah, those kids and their hover skateboard! 'Twas ever thus.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03623840573600865009noreply@blogger.com