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Tag: Coming To A Town Near You

Complete Insanity

By JGillman, Section News
Posted on Tue Jan 15, 2013 at 08:22:23 PM EST
Tags: Michigan, Policy, A21, Agenda 21, Grand Vision, Complete Streets, Expensive Roads, Bicycles, Walking, Suicide Lanes, Progressive Nonsense, Urbanization, Traverse City, East Bay Township, Coming To A Town Near You (all tags)

Strangely, it seems Google has algorithms that remove opposition to complete streets A21 type legislation to the end of the results.

Too bad. There is so much to say that addresses the broad based policies that complete streets encompasses. So much that brings an appropriate negative light on the issue and its implementation. Roundabouts, suicide bike lanes (like the one in the video of the last story), spending large sums of money for rural areas where only the transient bike through (tour bikers) might use, and perhaps even other reasons like private property.

Silly stuff like that.

In fact, we have one of those bike lanes in Traverse City. The bicyclist is broken away from the right shoulder, and directed into the left turn where the lane abruptly ends (no warning) forcing the automobile into the bicycle, or mating them inappropriately. Somehow, no one has yet died on the corner, though some close calls have occurred. I suppose the smarter cyclists avoid it, which would explain why I never see anyone using the bought and paid for streetscape as planned.

So imagine the excitement in finding out the Grand Vision folks up here (A21 implementation team) were sponsoring a traveling road show to each of the rural townships. The effort of course, was to have neat little picture show, and included in the packet of trustees would be a ready made resolution in support of 'Complete Streets'. Ready to serve; just add moronicide.

In my own township, I didn't see it making much sense, so I prepared a statement.

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