Comments on: $1.30/liter http://global-culture.org/130liter/ Sustainable, Memorable, Livable Mon, 03 Jan 2011 22:40:30 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Matt http://global-culture.org/130liter/comment-page-1/#comment-23414 Matt Fri, 04 May 2007 13:40:56 +0000 http://global-culture.org/blog/2007/05/02/130liter/#comment-23414 Manuel, I agree that our transit system outside of the core is not ideal. Making it better is sort of a catch 22 - without riders, they won't push for improvements. Without improvements, no one will ride. Having lived outside of the core most of my life, and experiencing a 60 minute driving commute in the past, I now live and work within walking distance of a subway station. Manuel, I agree that our transit system outside of the core is not ideal. Making it better is sort of a catch 22 – without riders, they won’t push for improvements. Without improvements, no one will ride. Having lived outside of the core most of my life, and experiencing a 60 minute driving commute in the past, I now live and work within walking distance of a subway station.

]]> By: Jeff Williams http://global-culture.org/130liter/comment-page-1/#comment-23348 Jeff Williams Fri, 04 May 2007 05:54:15 +0000 http://global-culture.org/blog/2007/05/02/130liter/#comment-23348 In NSW Australia our price works out to be around $5.25 plus per gallon and has been for more then 12 months. At 1 stage it was just under $6.00 a gallon. The thing that shits me off is we only import less than 70% however we have to pay the same per barrel as you do in the states. GREEDY governments both state and federal.. Cheers from Jeff DownUnder.. In NSW Australia our price works out to be around $5.25 plus per gallon and has been for more then 12 months. At 1 stage it was just under $6.00 a gallon. The thing that shits me off is we only import less than 70% however we have to pay the same per barrel as you do in the states. GREEDY governments both state and federal.. Cheers from Jeff DownUnder..

]]> By: juan http://global-culture.org/130liter/comment-page-1/#comment-23340 juan Fri, 04 May 2007 03:32:03 +0000 http://global-culture.org/blog/2007/05/02/130liter/#comment-23340 Matt: good point. I found a reference to an article citing US$7/gallon in Amsterdam! Certainly they have adapted in a number of ways. Manuel: I believe there were some discussions about renewing the bike paths across the city. There are some passionate people about this in the city council, which I guess is good news. It would be so good to count with a bike network as sophisticated as the one Amsterdam has (of course we'll have to endure the hills). Matt: good point. I found a reference to an article citing US$7/gallon in Amsterdam! Certainly they have adapted in a number of ways.

Manuel: I believe there were some discussions about renewing the bike paths across the city. There are some passionate people about this in the city council, which I guess is good news. It would be so good to count with a bike network as sophisticated as the one Amsterdam has (of course we’ll have to endure the hills).

]]> By: Manuel http://global-culture.org/130liter/comment-page-1/#comment-23295 Manuel Thu, 03 May 2007 18:25:29 +0000 http://global-culture.org/blog/2007/05/02/130liter/#comment-23295 Matt, in Toronto, using the transit system outside of downtown is a living hell. While my first intention was not having a car, after I endured 135 minutes from home to work, with 65 of those waiting for the bus with a mile of ice over me, I decided to buy a car, which reduced the time to 45 minutes. It is a coincidence that I started biking today to work, now in other location, but what compelled me was the price of parking, not gas! I of course hope that prices will go down, but I understand that we need a real transportation system before changing attitudes... Matt, in Toronto, using the transit system outside of downtown is a living hell. While my first intention was not having a car, after I endured 135 minutes from home to work, with 65 of those waiting for the bus with a mile of ice over me, I decided to buy a car, which reduced the time to 45 minutes.
It is a coincidence that I started biking today to work, now in other location, but what compelled me was the price of parking, not gas! I of course hope that prices will go down, but I understand that we need a real transportation system before changing attitudes…

]]> By: Matt http://global-culture.org/130liter/comment-page-1/#comment-23084 Matt Wed, 02 May 2007 19:10:50 +0000 http://global-culture.org/blog/2007/05/02/130liter/#comment-23084 To your point, hasn't europe already struggled through and dealt with rising oil prices already? They have smaller cars and larger transportation networks (in general) as a result. While I don't agree with price gouging, I don't mind increasing fuel prices - it's about the only thing that forces people to think about conservation.... (apart from the terrible idea of repealing gas taxes). To your point, hasn’t europe already struggled through and dealt with rising oil prices already? They have smaller cars and larger transportation networks (in general) as a result. While I don’t agree with price gouging, I don’t mind increasing fuel prices – it’s about the only thing that forces people to think about conservation…. (apart from the terrible idea of repealing gas taxes).

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