Looking Inside... From the Inside...
Perspective is sometimes best seen when looking at oneself...
Clarity… it is defined as clearness of appearance or thought. It is the basic component of any idea or act. Transportation is the movement of something to somewhere. It is not a car, train or plane yet these are all used for transportation. Our voices are used for transportation of our thoughts while our hands and legs transport things and our self. But at its core, transportation is the movement of something to somewhere… and it costs time, effort and money.
Knowing the later, we can recognize that to keep things moving there must be a balance of structure and funding. Yet when funding threatens those needing the structure it invalidates the structure as a benefit. Thus the basic component fails to do what it is meant to do… in this case… moving something to somewhere.
Today we want to look at the other side, but from inside our self. All of us must do this… if we wish to create a balanced transportation system.
In Short
Article 1 - You’re an electric vehicle (EV) owner. You bought it to be green, efficient and responsible. The gas money you save and the reduced carbon footprint is your donation to the world. So why should you have to pay for transportation infrastructure?
And yes, we’d LOVE to hear your comments…
Article 2 - A big push for tolling in Oregon is to reduce the carbon foot print. And, within that component is to get us to all drive an EV… if we have to drive at all.
This article, from Emissions Analytics, looks at a very real and uncontrolled pollutant from EV’s. The study, which is pretty cool, was conducted in 2022 but is currently getting the attention of many in the environmental sector.
FYI, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) refuses to acknowledge this information.
Article 3 - Last week we posted the questions and results of the multi-city survey that asked about tolling. This week we go back to ODOT’s survey, from Fall of 2023, which lays out the questions and answers. FYI, results pick-up on page 11.
Remember, view these from inside… knowing your bias’ and leaving those aside.
Again… your comments are very much encouraged… Daniel@tualatinchamber.com
