Looking at census data for Calgary, the Antiplanner was amused to note that Statistics Canada says there are two ways to get to work: either by automobile or by “sustainable transportation,” meaning transit, walking, or cycling. But what makes transit more “sustainable” than the automobile?
The New York Times recognizes that, even in New York City, transit is perpetually hungry for subsidies. The state’s proposed solutions are to toll the remaining free bridges into Manhattan and new payroll taxes, all to subsidize so-called “sustainable” transportation. But why should drivers pay to subsidize transit and why should the state pay to subsidize Manhattan’s unsustainable densities?
