Comment Thread for Article: Does the government really need to know how many miles you drive? SB 5735 & SB 5560

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Comment By: Duana. Posted on 4/30/2009 10:45:52 PM
I'm a realtor....this could be highly detrimental to my profession.

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Comment By: Jeff. Posted on 4/22/2009 4:03:35 PM
My dad is a Service Technician who can drive over 250 miles per day. This bill would make his job almost impossible.

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Comment By: admin. Posted on 4/17/2009 12:21:46 PM
First, there are less intrusive ways to achieve these goals. Second, provide the detail. Don't mandate with anbiguous gerneralities that will lead to litigation and abuse. This is why the legislature ask for a study to get a better understanding of the tradeoffs. Third, one does not provide "choice" with government mandates.

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Comment By: kurisu. Posted on 4/14/2009 11:11:40 AM
You're dead wrong. The point of 2010 is to site govt services close to the people who use them. Yes, reducing VMT, because they are closer to you. It also reduces the amount of tax dollars needed to maintain the infrastructure.

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Comment By: Bill L. Posted on 4/9/2009 1:07:17 PM
You are full of it! There is no intent to "limit" the number of miles people drive. The reality is that we are underinvesting in transit and missing opportunities to meet the desire of people to spend less time in their cars and more time with their families. People are clamoring for more transportation choices that allow them to get out of traffic and more housing choices within walking distance, or at least a shorter drive, to schools, parks, shopping and entertainment. The realtors polling and market trends show this but instead of working with advocates to constructively reduce unintended consequences of VMT reduction policy, you lie about their intentions so we can keep doing nothing about climate change AND about improving people's quality of lives.