Archive for January, 2011
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I’m sure many of you have heard this argument against the use of bikes on streets: “I shouldn’t have to share the road with bicyclists because they aren’t paying their taxes for the roads like me.” Aside from the fact that most cyclists also own motor vehicles (and generally buy fuel for them as well), [...]
Thanks to everyone who came out to the meeting Wednesday night! We had a good showing of supporters and some great speakers who made rational, positive comments. Though there was also a force of people speaking in opposition to both plans. Unfortunately the Planning & Zoning Commission felt they hadn’t had a chance to fully [...]
Join us tomorrow for a ride to City Hall to show support for the Arlington Hike and Bike System Master Plan! Meet us at 4:45 pm at UTA Stadium (1307 West Mitchell Street) for a casual ride over to City Hall. And if you can’t make the ride, the meeting starts at 5:30. Please wear [...]
Those opposed to the Plan like to pull out the Plan’s price tag for initial projects: approximately $16 million dollars. They also heap upon that all kinds of hyperbole and misstatements about additional costs. They grab their follower’s attention with exaggeration and cast aspersions on the plan without ever putting things in perspective. So let’s [...]
Dear S.O.S. Minister of Truth, If you are going to cite a source, please learn to quote properly and don’t omit the sentences that don’t jive with your agenda. You are misleading people by not giving them the full story. Tsk, tsk. Your pal, Winston xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Recent update from S.O.S. (emphasis theirs) Quoting from Chapter [...]
Those opposed to the Plan have stated they don’t believe that people will ride bikes if the bike lanes and sharrows start appearing. They shoot down the hypothetical “If you build it, they will come.” To that I say, “Did you actually read the Plan? I know it’s long, but there are pictures. Here’s a screenshot from [...]
Those opposed to the bike plan haven’t been on a bike in years and probably will never use a bike for years to come. They are happy being so reliant on the car and they want to make everyone else reliant on cars as well. What Arlington needs is transportation diversity. Diversifying Arlington’s transportation infrastructure [...]
The City of Arlington has two important plans up for approval: the Hike and Bike System Master Plan (HBP) and the Thoroughfare Development Plan (TDP). The proposed TDP is important because, besides improving general vehicle traffic overall, some roads will never be increased in width (as they are currently slated to do), allowing for possible [...]
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