The world and situation you describe, Kerry, hinged on cheap motor fuel. That world actually lasted only about 40 years, and with today's obvious problems is very much in flux. States and cities that respond with better answers will be those that prosper in the future.

Instead of meeting the demands of current reality, however -- which our fortunate wealth of intact railways would support -- ODOT and its co-dependent facilitators continue to fantasize that they're "still living in 1955..."

Ever hear the term "dynamic analysis?"

TOM ELMORE