Reaping benefits, paying the price for higher fuel costs

 
By Steve Lackmeyer
Published: October 28, 2007

A few years back, then- Oklahoma City Mayor Kirk Humphreys was trying to gauge whether the public might support creation of a light rail system. He quizzed friends, wanting to know at what point they might consider abandoning their vehicles and flocking to public transportation.

The crowd listening to Humphreys laughed as he quoted one friend who responded he would only consider such a switch if gasoline hit $4 a gall...


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