Originally Posted by Chris L
basically impossible to try to convince someone to do something they really have no desire to do unless you're a slick salesman -- and I'm not.
As a consequence, I try to focus on little things which perhaps may not get noticed, but which I believe make a difference.
Perhaps I'm not going to change the world, but is the world really there for the changing?
I believe that one does make a difference with the little things. So I want to thank you for doing what you do, in that far off land of yours.
What I do is pretty little. Let's face it, occasionally carting a broom over to the Greenway to sweep up glass, isn't a big deal, but I figure that if the bike path is free of trash, glass, and grafitti, while gussied up with flowers and stuff, it will be more inviting, and used more. Maybe some people who would be scared to do city biking, would find that the path is perfect for them, because of what I and a few others do.
By the way, here, most bike paths have two lanes for traffic to go each dirrection, and there is always a walking path separated from it. Maybe these are different than the bike paths to which you are acustomed, and would like them.
Because I think that biking should be promoted( which does take some salesmanship), and made easier to do( which takes political action), I hope that the bike community works toward these goals. I want to do a little more than I already do, and I like to hear what others are doing, to give them 'Hurrahs!', hence my post.
As for you, ya big gorilla, don't sell too short your contribution!