August 09, 2004, 05:19 PM
Lucas continues Metro crusade
In today's Chronicle, Lucas Wall reports on the Houston-Galveston Area Council's efforts to stop solo drivers.
It starts off with this lead:
Crazed, huh? I guess people who dare to drive their cars are in some sort of delusional mental state, hypnotized by the sound of Goodyears on concrete.Houstonians, leave your car at home.
That's a tough sell in this automobile-crazed region, but officials with the local council of governments are pleading for commuters to give it a shot at least once this month as part of their efforts to reduce traffic congestion and air pollution.
No, Lucas, I won't leave my car at home. And it's not because of your bad grammar.
It's because Metro buses and trains don't go where I do, even when they're running. It's because I'm not going to rearrange my schedule, or that of my company, around some fuzzy notion of the common good. It's because the Houston heat and a 15-mile commute make walking or biking impractical.
Only 23 more days of Commute Solutions Month, folks. We can make it.
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