Mass transit works in a concentrated space like NYC or Boston, but I wouldn't work, for example, in Birmingham, Alabama, which is spread out all over the place.  From my limited experience in Des Moines, I think it would be difficult to use mass transit there, as well.  For example, I had to go to some meetings at Farm Bureau.  On that road the businesses are not close to each other, they are set far back from the road...
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  Any way to get more efficient autos is probably a good idea. But a better way would be to put all that government money to work building mass transit. The article states that the IAGS plan is keen on "plug-in" vehicles that charge their batteries from standard electrical outlets. This would only switch the source of pollution from tail pipes to smoke stacks. Both Honda and Toyota hybrid vehicles use regenerative energy from braking to charge their batteries and thus never need to be plugged in. Jerry Neff - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To view the Sierra Club List Terms & Conditions, see: http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/terms.asp

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