David, Land use is a major bicycle issue, since it directly impacts the ability of people to enjoy bicycling in Wisconsin. The more human-scaled neighborhoods exist in Wisconsin, the better bicycling is in Wisconsin - and BFW taking a position on this is not "discriminating" against one type of bicycling or another.
Who is responsible for this change in direction at the bike fed away from supporting better bicycling in Wisconsin through bike-friendly land use? -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David L. Vogt Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2007 8:21 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [Bikies] Re: Eric Westhagen [snip] Regarding the quotations regarding Smart Growth and land use that currently reside on our website, those will very likely be removed during our upcoming website renovation. Publicly, the Bike Fed will only endorse bicycle-related issues. While we all have our opinions regarding issues like growth, sprawl and the idiocy of our car-dominated culture, it is best to keep these opinions out of our public declarations about "what we believe". Certainly, clear lines can easily be drawn to those issues from a bicycling advocacy POV, but it is best not to dilute an organization's focus by deviating from the core mission - and that is making Wisconsin a better place to bicycle. _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies
