... My family has experienced this deeply cynical and amoral type of greed that is wrapped around patriotism, democracy, and common cause. In April, near the...
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jerry_foster@...
jfoster333
Mar 16, 2012 1:11 pm
Every type of business that has dependency on government, and just about all do, has a relationship with the people who make the decisions in government,...
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ianbrettcooper
Mar 16, 2012 1:38 pm
Bravo Mark, that is freaking genius!...
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ianbrettcooper
Mar 16, 2012 1:42 pm
What happened after he heard that? I hope your grandfather gave him a piece of his mind. ... One day shortly after receiving the MIA telegram from Uncle Sam,...
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the_exegete
Mar 17, 2012 12:38 pm
We're all educated, rational people here -- I think we can move beyond HATE. As for me, my emotions relative to this list range from contempt, pity, and...
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John Forester
biketransengr
Mar 17, 2012 2:55 pm
Andy Grell is arguing that if vehicular cyclists took up an anti-motoring campaign they "might get some traction". The trouble with that advice is that basing...
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the_exegete
Mar 17, 2012 4:30 pm
I think I've made it abundantly clear that I'm not "anti-car." I'm anti (1) paying for other people to drive cars, and (2) cramming so many cars into one...
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pmsummer
Mar 17, 2012 4:50 pm
One of the problems with US bike planning, and Mr. Grell's position, is that it's all to similar to the "Drive 80, Freeze a Yankee" bumper stickers that were...
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ianbrettcooper
Mar 17, 2012 5:23 pm
Hey, speak for yourself. I'm pretty sure I'm an under-educated nutcase....
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nrphillipsyh
Mar 17, 2012 6:05 pm
I think it is safe to agree that virtually no one reading the list supports pollution, funding terrorism, or manipulating the public with (auto) traffic plans...
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the_exegete
Mar 17, 2012 10:41 pm
At no point have I ever advocated the Manhattan solution -- which is primarily a way to deter cars from entering because state legislators in commuter...
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the_exegete
Mar 17, 2012 10:51 pm
I'm not making the argument that paths sre needed to de-fund Hezbollah or to keep Iran from enriching uranium. In the current sub-thread, I'm challenging VC...
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jerry_foster@...
jfoster333
Mar 17, 2012 11:06 pm
</ it is unreasonable to expect that if vehicular cyclists joined their campaign we could turn it around to support vehicular cycling. /> I'd agree with this...
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John Forester
biketransengr
Mar 18, 2012 12:03 am
The basic requirement for serving both the facilities advocates and vehicular cyclists is to get the government to repeal the laws that restrict the operation...
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Mark Ortiz
jedgarsquink
Mar 18, 2012 2:51 am
I do support having laws entitling bicyclists to operate normally even in the presence of segregationist facilities. But it is disingenuous to suggest that...
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Mark Ortiz
jedgarsquink
Mar 18, 2012 3:14 am
To Andy Grell’s suggestion that I am sowing hate by calling the segregationist facilities racket what it is: Excuse me while I puke. People are making...
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the_exegete
Mar 18, 2012 2:17 pm
Mark, you might have the reply chain tangled. I'm the one opposed to hatred; I was quoting another post satirically listing what we're supposed to hate. I'm...
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frkrygow
Mar 18, 2012 2:34 pm
John Forester wrote: "Andy Grell is arguing that if vehicular cyclists took up an anti-motoring campaign they "might get some traction". "The trouble with...
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John Forester
biketransengr
Mar 18, 2012 6:15 pm
I suspect that I spend much more time than Frank does reading the works of the bike-planning crowd. They do very little to promote cycling. Their interest is...
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richfroh@...
richfrohmystic
Mar 19, 2012 11:57 am
... I agree 100% with Andy's assessments quoted above. The automobile industry is a racket. My point is that our entire Gubmint is a racket, and those who are...
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richfroh@...
richfrohmystic
Mar 19, 2012 12:53 pm
I scanned through the Connecticut bike and ped laws and Connecticut DOT's Chapter 4, Bikeway and Walkway Planning and Design Guidelines Manual (summary)...
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ianbrettcooper
Mar 19, 2012 1:19 pm
Public Libraries? Fire Departments? Police? Public Water? Public Sewage? Public Hospitals? I don't think it's fair to say that our entire government is a...
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the_exegete
Mar 19, 2012 2:23 pm
Let's get a platform and model legislation together. I've been toying, for years, with the idea of a RIGHT TO GET TO WORK ACT since I thinkthe title is...
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Mark Ortiz
jedgarsquink
Mar 20, 2012 3:19 am
From Andy: Let's get a platform and model legislation together. I've been toying, for years, with the idea of a RIGHT TO GET TO WORK ACT since I thinkthe...
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CAT Director
car_free
Mar 20, 2012 2:12 pm
We must really be shaking them up with our programming that emphasizes bicycle education here in the Lehigh Valley as we now see a national figure making the...
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Fred Oswald
fredoswald
Mar 20, 2012 7:36 pm
Rich Froh wrote (in part)>>>>I scanned through the Connecticut bike and ped laws and Connecticut DOT's Chapter 4, Bikeway and Walkway Planning and Design...
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Bob Shanteau
bshanteau
Mar 20, 2012 8:20 pm
... Have you seen Dan Gutierrez's map entitled, "US States with Equitable Bicycling Laws"? <https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=3209362644326&l=981a213a4b>...
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nrphillipsyh
Mar 23, 2012 2:58 am
... I start with promoting VC as safe and free for bicyclists that want want to use public roads to go the same place motorists want to go. This hasn't worked...
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Mark Ortiz
jedgarsquink
Mar 27, 2012 2:16 am
Interesting nuances of law here. We'll have to see if somebody challenges this. I'm in favor of this type of law, but think such laws need to be uniform ...
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Mark Ortiz
jedgarsquink
Apr 1, 2012 2:11 am
. Mark Ortiz <http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001842383046> Regarding the news that NCDOT is seeking proposals to develop a comprehensive...
