Comment 96302

By Dm (anonymous) | Posted December 23, 2013 at 01:29:41 in reply to Comment 96294

Each side views each other as extreme. You just proved that. I don't give a pass to dangerous streets. I empathize with both spectrums of the debate and everything in the middle. Don't apologize for your passion that may be mistaken as extremism.

The first image posted would be extreme to a significant number of hamilton residents overall from many aspects from capital costs to lane reductions. The audience of hamilton could be sold on a phase 1 : bike lane on north, off hours parking on 2nd north, 3 lanes of mixed vehicles at a fairly low cost to implement. Then phase 2 : add dedicated bus lane then further refinements etc.

Pictures like the first one seem extreme to your "opponents" or the general Hamilton audience, recognizing that is important. To change the transportation culture here, think of it like an onion, peel the layers back. I understand hamilton has been slow to implement, but I believe you have an audience now more than ever. I think you just need to figure out how to sell it to the rest of the citizens in a way they can buy in, and buy in, and then buy in some more.

And don't feed the real trolls (as opposed to the ones that just disagree), how this even justified a response: "It should be designed so people are able to drive to Home Depot in January to buy a bathtub." Is a waste of effort. Let those go. That kind of comment stands out for its own reasons. I was merely commenting on the psychology of your "opponents".

Jason, I merely dug up an article you wrote that was ironic to your comment and Ryan, thank you for not debating a one way street can be a complete street.

Happy safe holidays. See you in 2014.

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