[earloflexus]

The author did a great job of arguing the case that transportation preferences map semi-neatly to red tribe / blue tribe distinctions, but it doesn't convince me that cars cause Americans to be apart.

I'm sure Americans would be closer together if more things were walkable for more people and I don't oppose investments in walkability. However, some people don't want that, some people are thrilled to drive a big vehicle and burn a gallon or three of gas to pick up a case of beer and log of chewing tobacco.

What virtue do we need to inoculate into Joe Sixpack to get him to participate in a the vegetarian version of personal transportation?

[adrianN]

We could start by pricing in the damage cars do to the environment. A first step would be raising taxes on fuel until Joe Sixpack thinks twice before burning a gallon of gas to get his beer.

[dixie_land]

sounds like Joe Sixpack got nice MPGs, would've cost me 3 gallons round-trip XD