whatever the essence of the VC vision is,
it's based on a outdated paradigm rapidly falling out of favor in america. Just about anyone with common sense, not just bike nuts, but community planners and health officials and environmentalists and just about anyone now recognize car culture as damaging to public health and welfare -
Yet the VC buffoons continue to play into the 'supremacy of the autocentric road system' as acceptable public rights of way planning.
people by and large don't WANT to live in a sprawling suburban dystopia facing lengthy, congested commutes and incur high transportation costs to feel isolated from any sense of community while being forced into big box consumerism attendant with economic development sprawl.
That is not by any means a realization of the american dream no matter how green the grass is in the subdivision.
The american, largely urban and suburban public is clamoring for walkable bikeable communities.
VCists suffer from a ludicrous inability to stay connected with reality in 21st century transportation planning.
Last edited by Bekologist; 10-11-09 at 10:33 AM.