"The roughly one-third of Americans who don’t drive—seniors who’ve stopped, people with disabilities, low-income households who can’t afford a car, people in transit-served cities—are subsidizing infrastructure they use little or not at all." https://www.fastcompany.com/91540490/gas-tax-new-highways-roads-no-longer-working

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After a very tough couple of weeks, a friend called just now to share some of their latest good news. I'm feeling better than I have in a long while. Thank you! (You know who you are.) If you have good news, pass it along! You just might make a friend's day.

Hop🐇 you have a Happy Easter!

Please donate today to any of these organizations who are advocating for better transportation options. Make a difference in 2026! https://allaboardnw.org/ran/rccn-organization-invitees/

Thank you to all my friends and family for working together towards a positive future. Happy holidays and safe travels!

J. R. R Tolkien, "enemy of the motor vehicle" https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/isengard-in-oxford/

Happy Thanksgiving to y'all!

"Nov. 25 (UPI) -- On this date in history:
In 1990, the original floating Lacey V. Murrow Bridge sank during a Thanksgiving storm in Washington state. The bridge was under reconstruction at the time so there were no injuries or deaths." I discovered this news the next day while moving to Seattle.

I joined some friends on September 5, 1977 to see the launch of Voyager 1 in person -- a tremendous experience! On November 13, 2026, Voyager will be a light-day away. https://www.iflscience.com/on-november-13-2026-voyager-will-reach-one-full-light-day-away-from-earth-81432 How time flies!

I’m happy to know some interesting people! https://www.westsiderag.com/2025/09/19/upper-west-sider-wins-emmy-for-sound-mixing-on-saturday-night-live

"For four decades, an English professor at San Jose State University has run a fiction contest for a single opening sentence to "the worst of all possible novels." He has decided to retire the contest."
https://chas.us/blog/still-dark-still-stormy/

"The Earth is a grand oasis in the big vastness of space. We do not realize what we have on Earth until we leave it. Earth is a spaceship. We must learn to manage the resources of this world with new imagination."
Jim Lovell, 1929-2025
We've lost another of the few people with that perspective.