In article >,
Scott en Aztlán <newsgroup> wrote:
>On Fri, 18 Feb 2005 00:52:45 -0800, Robert Morien
> wrote:
>
>>The theory is to gradually make cars unattractive.
>
>Cars are already doing that to themselves, by virtue of their sheer
>numbers that grow faster than our ability to expand roads to
>accommodate them.

Transit systems, however, are making themselves unattractive even
FASTER, through higher fares (which still cover less than half the
cost) and poorer service.