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I am very concerned that giving the Cap and Trade money to Caltrans
to spend will mean we will get more freeways and tunnels (i.e. the
710 tunnel which is an environmentally irresponsible project they
keep pushing forward) leading to more induced demand, more
congestion, more loss of mobility in the region.  I think the
claims that more freeways will reduce congestion is UNSUPPORTED by
scientific evidence and experience of all who drive in LA.  They
ignore induced demand and newer models of congestion modeling.  The
money decisions should have an independent party of scientists
involved (not always so easy to find since even universities get
significant transportation dollars)---and informed and active
citizens. After all, it is our air, we live here, and we pay for it
with taxes.   The emphasis of investment should be public transit
and active transportation which is not what is happening now with
SCAG, Metro and Caltrans. We should not be cutting bus
service......we should be creating incentives to use buses and
rewarding those who do.
Freeways make health hot spots; goods movement create health
problems and we need to find better solutions.....not the same old.
 I feel that we need an entirely new process for making investments
in transportation infrastructure that is not corrupted and biased
and unaccountable as our current agencies seem to be. 
I would be happy to be invovled further with my medical background
and interest in the environment.
Carol Teutsch, M.D.