Hi Richard, No, I'm not a plant - I moved out to Seattle for grad school and really have not been that directly involved with the BFW (although until last year I was a card carrying member). I'm simply pointing out that if one wants (as Eric does) to strip out "land use" as a valid area of concern for cyclists then maybe we shouldn't care about, say, "safe routes to school" because that might get the BFW into advocating for new schools to be located in areas accessible to children on bikes (most new schools are built on the fringes of developments because of the cheap land, but shouldn't transportation linkages also be considered?).
Eric's theory isn't limited to just "smart growth". -Kirk On 11/3/07, Richard Schwinn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Kirk, > > Your list below sounds suspiciously familiar. Except for the Bike > Commuter Tax Credit (an interesting idea), it sounds like several of the > main programs of the Bike Fed. You're not a plant, are you? > > Richard > > What would make for better bicycling? > Perhaps encouraging the State to fund more bicycle lanes and paths... > (isn't that a form of state control though??) > Perhaps supporting Safe Routes to School... (isn't that getting the BFW > involved in education??) > Perhaps supporting Complete Streets legislation... (isn't that getting the > BFW involved in automobile transportation??) > Perhaps supporting the bicycle commuter tax credit... (isn't that getting > the BFW involved in government subsidies??) > Perhaps having all of Wisconsin's communities become "Bicycle Friendly > Communities"... (but isn't that getting the BFW involved in local > community issues??) > > > > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies > > -- Kirk Rappe Masters of Urban Planning College of Architecture and Urban Planning University of Washington | 608 | 215-4590 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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