<p>Actually not what I was talking about (post #60) people in Vancouver don’t want to pitch in to build a new bridge over the Columbia so Portland rush hour is crazy as all those Washingtonians go back home from work in Portland. People in Eastern Washington don’t want to pay for major improvements in Western Washington even though it’s tough to have an inland economy if stuff can’t get to port. Busses take cars off the road which creates more space for drivers yet drivers don’t want car tab money going to buses that they don’t ride. Any totally valid points about waste and excess both in DOT spending and fancy hot beverage add-ons aside . . . if people are tallying pennies on what is supposed to be a feel good exercise then no wonder they can’t get past trying to calculate their own personal benefit in other areas that are supposed to be for the common good. Moving on now . . .</p>