tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17629790.post2911670422202166439..comments2024-03-29T02:23:04.995-06:00Comments on twin city sidewalks: Event: Policy and a Pint on Gas PricesBill Lindekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11373780012930618768noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17629790.post-15535044360200247502007-07-19T13:03:00.000-06:002007-07-19T13:03:00.000-06:00On the one hand, that makes a lot of sense.But I'v...On the one hand, that makes a lot of sense.<BR/><BR/>But I've read repeatedly that, even though gas prices have been rising, people haven't changed their driving patterns one bit. <BR/><BR/>For example, here's a forbes article about how people drive the same amount regardless of the price of gas... http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/07/18/ap3927246.html<BR/><BR/>I heard someone say once that it would take $5 gasoline for 5 years to really change American infrastructural and transportation habits... <BR/><BR/>That was years ago, and it sounded a lot more ridiculous at the time. But now, it seems within the realm of possibility. <BR/><BR/>Another of the problems with high gas prices is that it makes it very difficult to raise gas taxes, as the MN legislature found out this year. It means that, when you pay at the pump, the money is going to oil companies who using it to explore for more oil, instead of governments who might use it to invest in alternative infrastructure.Bill Lindekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11373780012930618768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17629790.post-28987124392892696472007-07-19T12:58:00.000-06:002007-07-19T12:58:00.000-06:00If gas were more expensive, everyone would run inw...If gas were more expensive, everyone would run inward and snatch up all the housing in the core/city and first ring suburbs.<BR/><BR/>It would sure as hell up the value of my home on the light rail line. :-)jhophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13178831636807881260noreply@blogger.com