Dear Group and Matt Logan,
Certainly Matt Logan does have points. But his direction might not be
effective. When he says:
"Making Wisconsin
A Better Place to Bicycle.
* We believe that through bicycling we can create a better world for our
children and ourselves. "
---Good, so far. . . .
But then he gets into soviet-styled land use planning. ("Smart Growth")
And then he suggests that the transportation lobby is active in regional
planning also.
I went to his link and couldn't even figure out what the letters WTBA
stood for. One would assume that if they represent transportation
infrastructure construction and have been around since the 1930s, that
they are well entrenched as a political reality and tilt toward where
the money is.
But also, is they have all the clout, the BFW would seem to be no match
for them and their political influence. So, isn't it logical for bike
people to join them? From the inside, the BFW can throw around what
they do have--votes.
But if the BFW aims to be effective for the goal of Making Wisconsin A
BETTER PLACE TO BICYCLE, it should be understood that their strength
comes from their votes, not getting "money consulting contracts" or
other self aggrandizement. And if they are to attract the state's
complete bicycle community and not just a group bent on "social change,
climate change, and STATE mandated land use planning", they should
stick to Matt Logan's first mentioned goal and approach the primary
"transportation money" lobby as becoming an influential "partner."
Eric Westhagen
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