TweetThere are moments when I am glad I left Southern California for good in 1996. Leading up to this weekend, Los Angeles had been scared to wits by this so-called “Carmageddon.” Exactly what is happening is the State of California’s Department of Transportation (CalTrans) decided to shut down a significant stretch of the San Diego …
Normally, I commute by public transit to work and back as a hedge against the rise in petroleum prices. On top of that, I utilize the convenience of our Metro Transit system to get to Target Field to feed my baseball addiction.
TweetIn the Twin Cities, regular gasoline is now averaging $3.54 a gallon. Diesel is sitting between $3.75 and $3.95 a gallon. Have we panicked, yet? It depends on where you’re at financially. It also depends on your commute patterns. There are plenty of variables here between holding on to your old economy and embracing a …