Eric, > What gives you the right to demand that an area remain in the pattern > which makes your bike style perfect for YOU?
God, The U.S. Constitution, The constitution of the State of Wisconsin, and the charter of the city of Madison. > Advocating bicycle trails, lanes, crossings, racks etc., is totally > different from trying to affect overall land usages by farmers, > developers, and rural home owners. Just what makes land use "smart?" I'll try to define "smart" in libertarian terms: Smart Growth is growth that doesn't commit generations of taxpayers (farmers, the customers of developers, and rural home owners) to subsidizing costly land use patterns. Smart growth is growth that doesn't commit generations of farmers, customers of developers, and rural home owners to exclusively using an expensive mode of transportation. Smart growth is growth that doesn't commit generations of farmers, customers of developers, and rural home owners to long commutes that chew up a significant portion of their free time. In bicycle-libertarian terms: Smart growth is growth that doesn't dictate to residents (farmers, customers of developers and rural home owners) that they put their lives on the line every time they choose to use a bicycle. - Matt Logan _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies
