At 10:04 PM 01/15/2003 -0600, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >I hate to be negative, and throw cold water on these planning effort >before they even get started, but realistically, if "they" (?) really >want to protect Wisconsin's resources with these "Smart Growth" plans, >"they" would have seen that the plans were up and running long before >2007. In four more years of development, there will have been so much >sprawling growth around Madison and elsewhere, that there is bound to be >very few pristine resources left to preserve.
that's true. do you suggest that "they" (the County Planning Dept and citizens of the county, which includes both you and I) do nothing? It's fine to note what should have been done, but let's not dwell on it. Let's do something about it. The process has begun. I suggest you participate, and bring suggestions more useful than "you should have done this long ago" >I see in the paper today where the realtors are real excited and >complementary about this planning effort -- they get umpteen more years >of no controls over where they wish to develop things. It's stupid in my >opinion. Actually, there are controls in place, which is worse, since they are the same controls that have been in place for the last half century, and have encouraged development as it typically occurs today. The cards are pretty much stacked up against us, perhaps >unintentionally, by those who say they are our "friends". The greater >effect on Greater Madison is that the delays inherent in the planning >process will do more harm than good. That's probably true, as well. So do you intend to give up? I don't. > >A plan that would have offered financial incentives for people to drive >less would have worked better, and it could have been working right now >had anyone but your's truly fought for the idea. Is it too late? why does it have to be one or the other? It seems to me that both a rational comprehensive plan (and lans use decisions that mus t be consistent with it) is complementary with a plan to offer financial incentives for people to drive less. >For those still who don't know what I'm referring to, check out my old >stuff on the bikies bcp page http://www.danenet.org/bcp on the Advocacy >page, under Transportation Demand Management. It's been there all >along.... Mike Chuck at the Bike Fed ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies
