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Originally Posted by OldDartmouthMark
There, we've all aired our grievances, so it's time to move on...
FWIW, I like cycling, it's a great activity - lots of fun. I also have a great interest in all other types of transportation: motorcycles, cars, trucks, trains, planes, you name it, I'm interested. I am also interested in how cities function, and how people (all people) get the best use out of its infrastructure, culture, and everything else for that matter. Halifax is my specific focus, since it's my hometown and it's the place in which I conduct my business and live my life - I want it to be the best place it can be, for everybody (which also means compromises for everybody, BTW).
As such, I will continue to follow the "Active Transportation" (i.e. cycling... why don't we just call it that) thread, and will comment when I feel motivated. Please don't try to dictate what I can and cannot comment on. This board exists for opinions and discussion, and I don't see any reason why any of us should change this.
The only change is that now it's clear as to how we will have these discussions, and I'm thankful for the clarity.  |
I didn't dictate what you could or couldn't comment on; I disagreed with something you said (mainly the false equivalencies and the idea that active transportation advocates are wrong or uncivil for calling out unreasonable antipathy). I'm not sure where you got that idea from.
In terms of the thread title, the opponents of active transportation provisions tend to be equally against pedestrian oriented decisions as well including pedestrianized street sections, wider sidewalks at the expense of any general road space, bump outs at intersections, etc. Their antipathy isn't limited to bikes.
One thing that's important to remember is that there's no point in trying to have fruitful discussions that result in compromises and common ground if one side simply isn't open to that. The anti-bike people have made it clear that they're not open to any such thing so they're a lost cause in that respect.
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