Can conservatives love public transportation?

Political conservative, transit advocate, William Lind argues that public transportation enhances national security, promotes economic development, helps maintain conservatives values, builds community, and gets people to jobs.
Click here: http://www.streetfilms.org/williamlind/
(An excellent 4 minute video, that I wish I could embed.   It is based on Lind’s book, shown below.)
 

Walk, walk, don’t tell me.

They do remember how to walk, don’t they? Because the New York Times recently reported
In 1969, 40 percent of students in the United States walked to school; in 2001, the most recent year data was collected, 13 percent did, according to the federal government’s National Household Travel Survey.
Seems that all the parents [...]

ADUs and Density in Missoula

In a very telling opinion in today’s Missoulian, former city council member John Torma explains what all the fuss is about with ADUs (Accessory Dwelling Units). Quite correctly, he boils it down to density:
Modest increases in … I’m going to use the “D” word now … density in our urban core neighborhoods [...]

Where’s the vision, man?

Like many property owners in Missoula, I just received my first notification of city zoning changes. Only problem is that I don’t know what it means. I don’t see some grand vision for the future of Missoula and I don’t see much evidence of responding to citizen concerns.
Instead we are being [...]