Alternative methods of transportation

Sitting in traffic, it’s easy to think “build more roads.” It sure seems logical: More space, less congestion.
But sometimes things aren’t as simple as they seem, at least to alternative transportation proponents.
They are true believers in the “if you build it, they will come” argument. To them, more roads just mean more cars.

The Daily Progress (archived: 2005) has a good story in yesterday’s paper about alternative methods of transportation in our region and some of the challenges we face. Providing clean, efficient, affordable transportation is a challenge for localities that is further complicated in our region by the fact that the City of CVille and the County of Albemarle get along sometimesabout as well as a couple of two year olds.

County Board of Supervisors Chairman Dennis S. Rooker said he’d be willing to discuss contributing more money if the county played a greater role in CTS (no longer available) planning and decision making and if the county got credit for federal and state funding secured by the city.

“We need to establish a more permanent participation between the city and county,” he said. “It’s very difficult for the county to commit to transit if we don’t have any control over the pricing.”