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Would You Rent Out Your Car? Rent Your Neighbor’s?
Via Planetizen: That’s what an effort in California would allow. If your car is idle for long periods of time, you could put it into a car-share pool. Likewise, you could access your neighbors’ or co-workers’ cars if they were part of the program. Over at the carsharing.us blog, Dave has an analysis of why…
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Why We Build New Roads As Old Ones Crumble
In a word – politics. Via Planetizen. A new report from U.S. PIRG (PDF, 1.8M) describes the political forces that cause politicians to favor ribbon cuttings over basic maintenance programs: One thing is for sure: the deterioration of our roads and bridges is no accident. Rather, it is the direct result of countless policy decisions…