Actually, beyond "selfish," and verging on solipsistic. I think she really believes that Madison's sole reason for existence is to improve the quality of her commute.
Michael D. Barrett wrote: > This recently came off of the sustaindane list. > > This is the 3d list I've seen with people taking > serious issue with Lampert-Smith's very selfish, > very auto-centric (is that redundant or what?!) > viewpoint. > > -Mike > > > 3. Forecasting versus Backcasting > Posted by: "spunkledevil" [EMAIL PROTECTED] spunkledevil > Date: Wed Apr 11, 2007 8:12 pm ((PDT)) > > Backcasting "living into" a desired future - is one of the most > powerful concepts in The Natural Step framework. Fortunately, > Madison has leaders who take this principle to heart on their way to > and from work: they walk, bike, and use public transit. > > But there are powerful forces in Dane County who remain fixated > on "forecasting" people who believe that our future is more or less > pre-ordained by extrapolation from past trends, however unsustainable > or absurd. For a perfect example of this mindset, please read Susan > Lampert-Smith's column "Leaders ought to drive a car to work" in the > April 11 2007 Wisconsin State Journal. > > Although it is not surprising that Lampert-Smith bristles at Madison > Alder Robbie Webber's advice to "think before buying" the autocentric > lifestyle, the fact that Lampert-Smith goes on to castigate Madison > leaders for not driving enough is astonishing! Yet in all likelihood > her perspectives on highway expansion reflect the majority outlook in > Dane County. > > So I pose this question to all Sustain Dane members: "What can WE do > to help the Susan Lampert-Smiths in our midst to "get it" about > sustainability and to understand that highway expansions without > end are a prescription for a devastated, gridlocked planet? > > I also encourage everyone to send letters to the editor regarding > Lampert-Smith's column and the ecologically bankrupt viewpoint it > represents. > > Hans Noeldner > > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies > > _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies
