tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post3849491298852321840..comments2023-09-28T08:13:11.489-07:00Comments on Only In It For The Gold: Car FreeMichael Tobishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08229460438349093944noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post-37172897198704630272009-07-19T12:39:57.946-07:002009-07-19T12:39:57.946-07:00Have you ever been to Ottawa? They have fantastic ...Have you ever been to Ottawa? They have fantastic public transit. Probably that's because where all the politicians live, so they're sheltered from how much public transit sucks in the rest of Canada.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post-83973380358834172942009-05-14T08:22:00.000-07:002009-05-14T08:22:00.000-07:00Well, I think about these sorts of things for a li...Well, I think about these sorts of things for a living, of sorts. And I'll say that one place where I used to do this sort of thing has reversed and is regressing back to antediluvian times. <br /><br />And until there is some sort of society-wide change (e.g. Peak Oil and gas at $US10-12/gal), nothing will change. Not impossible, but we need something big to change. Then all will change here and look out below.<br /><br />Best,<br /><br />D<br /><br />(Word Verification says 'rotor', so my interpretation is 'fan', as in 'feces striking'.Danohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03709762632849004871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post-88141193205280773472009-05-13T23:10:00.000-07:002009-05-13T23:10:00.000-07:00Not too strong at all.
After all, it's a well kno...Not too strong at all.<br /><br />After all, it's a well known fact that before the invention of the automobile <I>everyone</I> lived in densely populated cities (or if you go back far enough: city caves). <br /><br />It's only recently, After Auto (AA), that smaller units of human conglomeration such as 'towns', 'villages', and 'remote hill-sheep crofts' have come into existence.<br /><br />It's generally believed that this is due to anthropomorphic resonance. If a human being doesn't have a sufficient density of other humans surrounding them, then there is a high probability that they will cease to resonate, and hence evaporate. The interior of a car acts to amplify a persons innate internal resonant frequency, alleviating the need for reinforcement from The Crowd.Buntyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12460602998593326903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post-86701896589899359582009-05-13T17:54:00.000-07:002009-05-13T17:54:00.000-07:00Michael you don't need me to say this, but that "d...Michael you don't need me to say this, but that "dense enough to support" comment is including as natural any number of hidden subsidies to the car industry (not just the US car industry, all the car-and-truck-makers, with any subsidies in the US for US cars, Japan for Japanese, Europe for European, etc. being simply icing on the cake), and probably writing off all benefits to a city from mass transit except fares.<br /><br />I have to cry foul. It'd be hard for any city to be carless - changing all those habits, all that infrastructure -- but it's not a density issue for most large cities - they don't have to be megacities.Marion Delgadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09493068399042656060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post-34990183063815734872009-05-13T15:15:00.000-07:002009-05-13T15:15:00.000-07:00Yes, "i8mpossible" is too strong.
Walk.
Bike.
Bus...Yes, "i8mpossible" is too strong.<br /><br />Walk.<br />Bike.<br />Bus.<br />Taxi.David B. Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02917182411282836875noreply@blogger.com