Originally Posted by patc
Wow. We're certainly seeing a new direction in this thread.
The problem I have with the VC dogmatists is that they are not always harmless. I have been at meetings where a loud, vocal, VCer dominated the discussion (seems to be typical of the breed) and as a result the meeting ran out of time and energy. The result: city reps heard neither a balanced view, nor did they have a chance to reach any consensus of opinions with the audience.
I'm not saying that there is nothing to learn from the VC dogma lobby, in fact their insistence on what they consider "vehicular behaviour" can be useful to us real people on roads with limited options. Unfortunately these are the kids who never learned to share, so you have to put their advice in perspective and remember that to them your experience and opinion are invalid.
Interesting. The meetings I've been to have been dominated by parents concerned about their kids in their immediate neighborhood and college students fighting for non-motorized transport needs - all pushing hard for more residential and 'green' facilties. The outcome is the same - not a balanced view of options, just more, more, more bikelanes.
Al