This has been on my mind recently. Words are just words and you can't please everyone, but here are my 72 cents:
8 - 80 is now a well-liked progressive planning catch phrase. Functionally it makes quite a bit of sense. I know it's was coined to be an inclusionary guideline and this campaign addresses the much needed issue of perceived safety for *almost* everyone. But, as long as we're going with perceptions, 80 *feels* too young to me to be the upper limit. Although 80 may be a somewhat realistic cut-off for most, I sure don't want to reach my 70's and have to keep hearing this rhetoric. So, should it be 8 - 108? youngster - to - senior? And while I'm on this particular soap box, I'll add: don't we also want to set the bar so that people with little ones in bike seats, trailers, box bikes, and even in our bellies (one of my greatest joys while pregnant was riding a bike!) feel as safe as everyone else? There, I said it. Feedback encouraged. india WeAreAllMechanics.com [email protected] Stay connected- Follow WAAM on Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/We.Are.All.Mechanics> *Think of something lovely for a moment. * On Mon, Nov 16, 2015 at 8:15 AM, Robbie Webber via Bikies < [email protected]> wrote: > We got Platinum. Now we have to push for Diamond. No resting on our > laurels. But to get that, we have to build an 8-80 network where no one's > neighbor or friend says they can't/won't bike because of scary conditions. > > > http://host.madison.com/news/local/health-med-fit/madison-one-of-five-platinum-level-bicycle-friendly-communities/article_bdc92f63-e113-5b98-8391-3450d62e778a.html > > Robbie Webber > Transportation Policy Analyst > 608-263-9984 (o) > 608-225-0002 (c) > [email protected] > All opinions expressed are my own and do not necessarily reflect those of > my employer or any other group with which I am affiliated. > > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org > >
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