Perhaps Avery can wonder why people are resisting being members rather than snapping at people offering reasonable suggestions.
Remote starts are a change. The city is changing, suburban sprawl is going south, the South Keys Mall is possibly better positioned from a public transport point of view (bus in from Kanata!) and not everyone wants to start at 9 am. A lot of complaints about the OBC comes from people who feel unwelcome, and such stiffness does nothing to allay such concerns. On Mon, 8 Apr 2002, Tom Trottier wrote: > Dear Avery, > > I just haven't paid my fee this year yet - like some other tardy > people. Why have you stooped to ad hominem arguments? No reply to > the idea proposed? How about using some remote starts at rack'n'roll > termini so we can appeal to students and other non-motorised people? > Maybe the OBC should be appealing to more non-members so as to make > them members! Or are new ideas just unwelcome? > > Tom > > On Monday, April 08, 2002 at 18:37, Avery Burdett > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote re "RE: [obc] Day tour starting place suggestions." saying: > > > We would appreciate it if when posting you would identify yourself. > > > > Also, exchanges and suggestions are taken more seriously when made by > > fee paying, participating members of the OBC. Neither you nor the > > originator of the thread are. > > > > Since less than a handful of us know who is and who is not a member, I > > think it would be a simple courtesy to OBC members for all non-members > > to identify themselves as such when posting. > > > > Avery Burdett > > President > > > > "Membership has a price and yields its privileges" > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > This is an idea worth pondering. Although, in many ways Billings Bridge > > > has is advantages and is somewhat traditional this may be an idea worth > > > pursuing. Just 10 -15 years ago Billings Bridge while being central in > > > terms of east to west was actually closer to the outskirts of the south > > > end of town. Now it is becoming more centralized. This does have greater > > > impact on those riders who cover shorter distances and will end up > > > spending more time in built up areas as a result. > > > > > > Perhaps on some Sunday Rides it might be something to discuss amongst > > > the slower riders since they may benefit from it by have a greater > > > choice of riding locations and covering less distance. > > > > > > Good Idea and worth further discussion. > > > > > > > > From: Tom Trottier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Date: 2002/04/02 Tue PM 04:38:10 EST > > > > To: oBC <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Subject: [obc] Day tour starting place suggestions. > > > > > > > > I'd like to renew my suggestion of new day tour starting places at > > > > various rack'n'roll OC Transpo route (2, 95, 97, O-train) ends, e.g.: > > > > - Bayview O train station, also on 95 & 97 routes. > > > > - South Keys O train station. also on 97 route. > > > > - Kanata Town Centre (West terminus of 97) > > > > - Blair bus terminus (West terminus of 2, also served by 95) > > > > - Place d'Orleans bus terminus (East terminus of 95) > > > > - Fallowfield bus terminus (South terminus of 95) > > > > > > > > The O train takes 4 or so bikes per car. Each bus can only take 2 > > > > bikes, so transit users would have to plan ahead. 95 and 97 routes do > > > > run very often though, as often as every 3 minutes. Most of these > > > > locations do have restaurants nearby to make it easier to arrive > > > > early & wait. They all have parking nearby. > > > > > > > > They are further into the country, so less urban pedalling is > > > > necessary, especially for tours East or West. > > > > Being on the transit line, they may gain new members for the club, or > > > > just make it easier for some existing members who would otherwise > > > > have to pedal an extra 20k or more at the start and end of each tour. > > > > They would also provide more variety if several were used instead of > > > > always using Billings Bridge. Billings Bridge is on the 97 route. > > > > > > > > Tom > > ------- Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum viditur ----------------- > ,__@ Tom A. 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