Originally Posted by Bekologist
HH, looking at the issues N_C faces in Iowa is not viewable as a problem/solution equasion. it is a quality issue.
quality of life, quality of community. quality of riding.
Problem/solution is dichotomous and does NOT address what N_C is looking at. Status Quo versus improvements in quality of non motorized transportation infrastructure, N_C.
Don't listen to HH, he's the anti-cyclist. he's just mining for information to use against community bicycling advocacy, bro.
A better qualtiy of life is exactly what myself & STF are trying to accomplish here.
What has happened is Sioux City has suffered economically for a long time. Now things are really turning around. There are new businesses moving in, new shopping facilties being constructed, new housing being built, etc. Unfortunatley though the Parks & Rec. has been left by the way side during all of this when it should have been involved & included in the construction process. Who knows? Maybe a new city park could have & could still be added as a result. Along with that are the bicycle facilities as well. Now it seems we need to play catch up to make sure bike facilities are at least required to be considered when the existing projects continue & new projects are started.