I think the reason we have so much paving over is because
1)smooth roads are good for dairy transport, and paving lasts longer than
well-packed dirt, year round
2) people want to make money, encourage transportation to businesses (tourism,
for example)
3) people don't want to live in downtown areas for various (some made-up, some
not) stereotypes (crime, noise, lack of parking, pedestrian safety, and lack of
greenspace are examples) and go to sprawly suburbs
4) overall, people are lazy and drive too much, thereby create the "need" for
things like the Stoughton Rd. "improvement"
I doubt any of these factors would change, or the expression of these factors
would change much, given different past political histories or control. But
maybe I'm just pessimistic that money can corrupt anyone regardless of
political orientation. Except the greens (?)
-Monica
p.s. random beef--why does it have to be smart _growth_? why can't it be smart
_stabilization_?
> Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2007 15:35:51 -0600
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Bikies] BFW and Goldwater Supporters.
> CC:
>
> Dear Matt,
>
> Don't get ridiculous. You asked for my "political leanings" and I told
> you, as if it were not apparent already. But I might conjecture---that
> this country might not have been so "paved over for automobiles" had it not
> been for Democrat controls and STATE sponsorship of SMART planning under
> their eyes?
>
> Eric
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> > Eric,
> >
> > Thanks for the information. I was wondering, as you are familiar with
> > what people who supported Goldwater think, how bicyling in Wisconsin
> > will be impacted if the BFW avoids taking positions might be irritating
> > to Goldwater supporters.
> >
> > What will we in Madison be able to look forward to in terms of
> > addressing the needs we have as bicyclists? Will Bikies in Madison be
> > more or less able to find an affordable place to live that allows us to
> > bike to work? How will the bike parking problems in Madison be
> > addressed?
> >
> > - Matt
> >
> > -- Original Message --
> >
> > Dear Matt,------P.S.
> >
> > And yes, in the first National election after I turned 21, I campaigned
> > for and voted for Goldwater! And that is my point here---that ALL
> > WISCONSIN didn't follow MADISON in voting in JF Kennedy and LB Johnson.
> > And had I been able to vote a decade earlier, it would have been for
> > Robert Taft rather than
> > Eisenhower.
> >
> > Eric
> >
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