Overpopulation by unconsciously heavy resource consumers is the crux of the issue not overpopulation. My people consciously lived very lightly upon this wonderful land for millenia. As folks who live in ex, sub or even urbia, we must be prepared to be as self sufficient as possible… grow food wherever we are, grow our healing herbs whereever we are, be prepared to work from home and trade where we live. Hang our wet laundry on the line. Get a horse and a wagon.

Get over xenophobic squeamishness on transit, the distain just might be two way. Is WAR for OIL the price to pay for fear of the other? If we right the wrongs, then there will be nothing to fear.

I propose renewable energy to power mass transit and elevators in the inevitable high density high rises.

I propose a BAN on all television shows & movies glorifying the car just like tobacco’s media ban.

I propose to minimize highway expansion and use the right of ways for segregated pedestrians, cycles, scooters, HOV, hybrids, trucks, buses, heavy & light rail AND trolley buses. Park & Ride lots can gather enough pax to make mass transit efficient. Highways must not be used for individuals’ commute to work. Along with HOV lanes, Hybrid lanes with EZPass discounts would give incentive to reduce oil consumption, pollution and vehicle footprints.

I like the Singapore intracity toll for non residents. Perhaps when a driver parks in a SHOPPING area and spends so much, their toll and parking fees can be refunded! Every business in order to get it’s business license must provide a parking plan for its employees, vendors and visitors.

For those who live in single detached homes so the children can play, zoning for communal living will give the higher density. Zoning for all new MacMansions must require suites. Much like the Europen tenament, Native American Long House, Jamaican YARD or African COMPOUND.

What took me off of my bike was having 4 children. If 20 years ago, I had had some sort of safe, lockable, lighted, sheltered, multimedia outfitted, HVAC’d tow trailer for the sleepyheads & a cooler for food, I would have stayed on my bike. Given our debt to China we may as well get rickshaws and call it quits. The question is who pulls and who rides?

Have you ever considered that the land used by most public transport systems is actually government owned landed, not private land as you claim? Do you really justify CEOs taking millions of dollars in compensation for hiring other people to do all their work for them, while many people in this country are starving? Does limiting greed amount to socialism, or is it practising responsibility? Have you ever considered all the extra patronage that small businesses could benefit from if the public transport system is expanded? The cost of public transportation is far more stable than that of gas, so is more desirable for lower-income people; expanding the number of people this is available to can greatly increase the number of potential customers that businesses have. Have you ever considered that having more access to public transportation could increase the value of a property? Have you ever considered that greater regulation could prohibit such monopolies? Have you ever considered that greater regulations benefit the populace as a whole, especially in ensuring the safety of the public? Have you ever considered that the cost of lawyers, settlements and payments for damages could cost a business more than implementing regulations? Would you have objections to several private businesses operating public transportation services, or is your gripe only with government run agencies?

I had been living in the United Kingdom for 7 years and the public transportation was amazing. Returning to America, I was astounded at how backwards and inadequate the public transportation system is in this country. We are supposed to be a superpower, yet we don’t even have decent public transportation services.

Please explain why over population was not mentioned when it is the basic issue here?