Didn't appear that way to me, Tim.  Neither does your "question".  

I didn't see either of you testifying at the Capitol yesterday to the
"Road to the Future" committee.  I came in late, and managed to be the
last person who testified.  I told them my concern was that they would
over investigate in highway expansion some more.  I said them if they
keep adding more highway capacity, it won't be used because environmental
conditions in particular, due to global warming and air quality, will
force us all to greatly reduce our driving levels.  

I didn't tell them people shouldn't own cars; rather, what is important
is that they limit their driving to a minimum.  It is the driving of them
that is creating all the environmental and human health impacts, not
merely that they own them.

I told them I've been saying this since 1999, when the state finalized
it's 2020 highway plan (but only as a individual), since I was reassigned
from reviewing state highway plans back then, and was prohibited from
talking about global warming on my job or face further disciplinary
actions if I did.  I told them environmental conditions relating to the
climate warming and air quality degradation due to fuel burning, the
largest share coming from motorized transportation in the U.S., including
Wisconsin, would force us all to change our lifestyles, so that we should
rely on our legs, bicycles and mass transit more, and cars and airplanes
less. I concluded we shouldn't use roads for solely for more motor
vehicles, but needed to invest more in bicycle paths and mass transit,
that the "Road to the Future" should not involve more roads. 

Did anyone else here testify at the hearing and care to share what they
said or have any information about what was said in the other
testimonies?

Mike Neuman

On Fri, 14 Apr 2006 00:16:03 -0500 "timwong" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Wasn't this a yes or no question?
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2006 10:13 PM
> Subject: [Bikies] Re: Community Car Seeking...
> 
> 
> >> Mike -- do you own a car?
> > 
> > "At every crossways on the road that leads to the future, each
> > progressive spirit is opposed by a thousand men appointed to guard 
> the
> > past."          
> > - Maurice Maeterlinck
> > 
> > Any more questions, Mitch?
> > 


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