A transit-oriented newsletter critically evaluates statements and publications by public transit critic Wendell Cox.
"It's easy to curse the darkness when studying the newspaper quotes and website pronouncements of Wendell Cox, the globe-trotting transportation guru who makes a career of bashing such uplifting concepts as public transit and smart growth... In order for Coxs public-transit math to work out, he would have had to spend 51 minutes driving the few miles from his home to College Station, parking, buying a ticket and boarding the train for a 1 hour, 9-minute trip to the main terminal. Given Coxs personal pride in his driving ability, which shines so brightly through The Public Purpose Number 54, thats just not credible."
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