[Mpls] Transportation Justice for the 25% of Mpls Householdswithout Cars

[Michael Thompson]

Just as an aside, and solely for my benefit: this is the first time I've 
ever seen used the term "Transportation Justice." I've heard of "social 
justice" (though I'm not sure what that means) and "economic justice" and 
maybe even a couple of other "justice"s. But "Transportation Justice" is a 
new one to me. What does it mean?

Did someone slip another justice in on us sometime, without letting us know? 
In the future, could someone please announce new justices when they come 
out, so people like me can be "justice aware" and give each new "justice" 
its due justice.

Just askin'

Mike Thompson
Windom

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Strand" <mncivil at yahoo.com>
To: "David Greene" <greened at obbligato.org>
Cc: <mpls at mnforum.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 11:12 PM
Subject: [Mpls] Transportation Justice for the 25% of Mpls Householdswithout 
Cars


> This is critically important.  At least 25% of
> Minneapolis households have no car at all.  Some by
> choice, many due to poverty, a handful due to not
> knowing how to drive, others being unable to drive due
> to disability, and few others who have had their
> license privilidges revoked whether due to driving
> under the influence or other reasons.
>
> All these folks have to get to and from work, the
> store, etc. and run all the same errands as everyone
> else.
>
> As someone who has lived an autofree lifestyle by
> choice with relative ease being located among all the
> buslines crisscrossing downtown, it's definitely true
> that those most dependent on transit due to reasons
> other than choice(poverty, disability, etc.) are being
> hardest hit by the cuts to service both in terms of
> where the cuts are taking place.  This includes the
> disparate impact on nightshift workers and those who
> get off work late at night with cuts in evening hours
> and overnight hours.
>
> We should not only strive for transportation options
> that get people out of cars but for transportation
> options that provide greater transportation equity and
> raise the quality of life for all of our residents
> including those who lack other transportation options.
>
> David Strand
> Loring Park
>
>
>
>
>
> --- David Greene <greened at obbligato.org> wrote:
>
>> mcl at andsoforth.com wrote:
>>
>> > Many of this city's citizens own no car at all.
>> And they are finding
>> > their lives negatively impacted by the constant
>> focus on car-based
>> > transportation solutions.
>>
>> This is very important.  Michael is right on when he
>> argues for
>> public mass transport over single-passenger
>> vehicles.
>>
>> > Where the State has let Metro Transit drop the
>> ball repeatedly when
>> > it comes to serving Minneapolis,
>>
>> Correction: the state _forced_ Metro Transit to cut
>> service by not
>> adequately funding the service.  Pawlenty vetoed a
>> transportation
>> bill that would not only have avoided the cuts in
>> service but would
>> have allowed the system to grow significantly.
>>
>> You can learn more about how citizens are shaping
>> our public
>> transportation future at
>>
>>
> http://www.tlcminnesota.org/Events/2005/Legislature/TranspoChoices2020/TC2020-Index.htm
>>
>
>
>
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