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FEDERATION OF WESTERN OUTDOOR CLUBS







1997 FWOC Resolution No. 7

SUPPORT FOR PUBLIC TRANSIT


The automobile is both a wonderfully convenient and a very destructive machine.  So tremendous has been its impact on every aspect of our daily lives and our environment, that it is difficult to believe that it was invented only 100 years ago.  Now, at the end of this "automobile century."  It is useful to take a harder look at this machine and assess what it has done to our lives and our environment.  It is now important to evaluate the adverse impacts of the automobile to both ourselves and the planet and make recommendations for the next century.
The price we pay in endless gridlock, breathing polluted air and being threatened by accidents, is matched by the toll the automobile takes on the American landscape in the form of urban and suburban sprawl, noise pollution, disappearance of scenic vistas and the decimation of habitat for wildlife.  The increasing dependence on cars and trucks results in increased pressure for enlarge highways and parking lots.
The fact is that people will use alternative modes of transportation if they are readily available, convenient and affordable.

The FWOC recommends the following actions to its members as small, but positive steps they can take to help make the automobile a more compatible part of our daily lives and lessens its impact on the environment we love:
1.  Urge your elected officials to provide more funds for improved public transit and rapid transit.

2.  Insist that greater percentage of gas taxes be used for public transportation instead of for more highways.

3.  Oppose new development projects that are not accessible to non-motorists.

4.  Urge officials to plan to make better use of under-utilized rail lines for new passenger services, and shift major portions of long-haul freight traffic from highways to the much more efficient railroads.

5.  Plan club activities with the use of public transportation.






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