I would like to emphasize the importance of streetscape in this. A bunch of bicyclists versus cars and a bus out on a boulevard like John Nolen would not dramatize the staggering amount of space cars require in truly urban settings. The images from pre-automobile Muenster really capture this, it's like, "With all these cars here, where is there room for people?". A place like State Street or the business districts on Monroe or Willy - all of which have rather narrow streets - would be good.
Nowhere near enough Amerkans understand that space is a zero-sum game, which means that the more we fill it with automobiles and their infrastructure, the less room we leave for people, buildings, transit, greenspace, etc. OK, all of you know this already, but the layperson doesn't. The difference between photographing this on, say, John Nolen versus State Street is like the difference between saying: "Communities grow where we plant our feet" versus "Communities grow where we plant our feet.AND.Sprawl grows where we drive our cars". The first is a nice sentiment, a verbal Happy Face. The second opens eyes to the possibility, "Oh! So I cause things.and I have a choice." Speaking of opening eyes, is there any way we could convince people like Eileen Bruskewicz, Vicki McKenna, and Bill Richardson to come? I'm serious. Maybe some County Board people could devise a way...if these folks are going to rail against transit all the time, we can't afford to let them side-step the impacts of Happy Motoring. Maybe it could be a special meeting of the Metro Transit Committee or something... It would be great to photo this stuff at Ride the Drive, but maybe it would be worthwhile to pick a later date.and have a bit more time to prepare. And this should be a major media event - something a Photoshop approach wouldn't serve. Hans Noeldner
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