| Re: Safe Routes to School Question
"Doug Huffman" <2huffman@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news Axfb.12662$wC1.7724@bignews3.bellsouth.net.. .
> The physical and legal infrastructure for safe cycling exist. What is
> needed now is effective principled leadership to allow their use.
I disagree. I just got back from that Reston/Herndon/Tyson's mess near
Wasington DC. I can't think of a more cyclist-hostile environment. The layout
of the area and the kind of development they have is very similar to southern
CA, but the latter is much better for cyclists. Great, in fact. Why? CA roads
are much better designed.
> LAB ain't cuttin' it.
I'm not sure what they accomplish either. I'm sure someone will enlighten me
though. :-)
Anyway, Safe Routes to School is a great program, but you're better off getting
involved locally, rather than throwing money at it. I'd much rather see
activism begetting more activism, rather than a bunch of managers being paid to
create bureaucracy for themselves to preside over.
Matt O.
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