tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424811260414360429.post5438983229081639893..comments2023-09-01T11:41:49.290-04:00Comments on Starting the Conversation: The Crush of the AutomobileLeonard Poolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00299039502210960721noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424811260414360429.post-86456230347530897042008-12-19T10:30:00.000-05:002008-12-19T10:30:00.000-05:00This is interesting. I think it reveals a problem ...This is interesting. I think it reveals a problem with a lot of community groups and their approach to their work.<BR/><BR/>In all our attempts to build local communities, I hear a lot of people focusing on making non-car transportation options to get out of the local community. People seem to think that we need to be able to walk, bike or bus OUT of the local community for jobs or whatever, but the stated goals of the orgs working on these issues are often to build local community and get people to know their neighbors.<BR/><BR/>Maybe if we stopped trying to constantly leave our neighborhood in the first place, we would meet more of our neighbors. If we don't spend time there, that won't happen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424811260414360429.post-126706599852182962008-12-18T21:36:00.000-05:002008-12-18T21:36:00.000-05:00Good for you. I used to do the same back when I li...Good for you. I used to do the same back when I lived in a larger city (Chicago), but now I'm in a smaller city with terrible public transportation. I bike during the summer, but I have to drive through the snow.<BR/><BR/>Good to see people care.untzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15750222251189989560noreply@blogger.com