Anti-auto Conspiracy?

Throughout most of the U.S. the car reigns supreme and anti-auto supporters are labeled as conspirators.

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February 20, 2002, 10:00 AM PST

"Fearless conspiracy fighters believe that if you support allowing anyone to ride a train, a bus or even a bicycle, you are an anti-auto "zealot." To be fair, reasonable people can disagree about the cost-effectiveness of some of the rail projects undertaken in the name of increasing transit ridership... But the blunderbuss of more radical transit critics swings against any alternative to driving, even the humble bus."

Thanks to Michael Lewyn

Read the full story: 'Anti-auto conspiracy' finding few supporters

Tuesday, February 19, 2002 in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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