1. Lane had a very good letter published in response to the idiot who wrote last week about bicyclists' 'not paying their fair share': http://www.austinchronicle.com/issues/dispatch/2004-10-15/cols_postmarks.html 2. On commuter rail, and yours truly: http://www.austinchronicle.com/issues/dispatch/2004-10-15/pols_feature8.html - MD