Originally Posted by
gerv
Am I misquoting Jane Jacobs? She seemed to think that the real power and the great ideas were coming from city governments. My opinion is if you work steadfastly in a direction, things will evolve... probably for the better. Copenhagen is in a different timezone, but there's not a whole lot of extra magic going on there. They started earlier than North America, worked through lots of problems and continue to evolve.
I totally agree, and even posted recently that I think mayors are or will be the heroes of this age. But citizen participation is key whether in Copenhagen or Paducah, as in going to city meetings to tell the planners and politicians where you need bike lanes and what type you think is best.