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w, sorry if I wasn't clear... what I was suggesting the "simmer down" to was the end of your comment:

"Screw the cheap a$$ed aito-centric car /traffic engineers who never walk and never bike and never take transit. They are imbeciles and should be scorned."

It came across as a little judgmental and "my way or the highway." My partner is a Civil Engineer (who sold his car when we moved to DC, and takes Metro to work... although he's not working in transportation engineering right now), a lot of what they do is constrained by code, and municipal reviewers (the stories I've heard about the ridiculous feedback coming back from city/county reviewers...).

And I think you misread my comment, I'm *excited* about this development. As someone who had to use my car more often than I'd desire, I'm constantly worried about the safety of cyclists around me, I'm glad to see more systemic safety precautions (not to mention, better efficiency for cyclists and motorists) being put into place.

And I've visited Germany and Holland (I spent 6 months working abroad in Amsterdam, in fact). I would be *ecstatic* if we had anywhere near the bicycle and transit infrastructure I was able to make use of there.

by Chris on Oct 23, 2009 2:58 pm • link • report

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