| Subject: | Re: FW: George, Tell the Oregon Senate Committee not to weaken Colum |
| Date: | 08/31/2004 04:20 AM |
| From: | Peter Murphy |
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The government tells you want you can and cannot do to your land all the time....It is called zoning regulations and building codes... I've been to Paris and have driven through it. The traffic was bad. But it wasn't that bad until there was a transit strike, then all hell broke loose. Or rather jammed in. The pollution also partially stems from the lax emmission controls. Have driven in NYC during the Thanksgiving holidays. Not bad, kind of fun. The worse drive is driving the Long Island Expressway trying to get to the suburbs. Pete Murphy From: snjr <sn-@charter.net> Reply-To: sn-@charter.net To: djsh-@comcast.net, ob-@topica.com Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] FW: George, Tell the Oregon Senate Committee not to weaken Colum Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 14:47:04 -0700 Doug wrote: "Maybe I've got it all wrong but, if you "push an ever increasing population into a confined area" people might be more inclined to not drive?" Have you been to some of Europe's bigger cities? They have traffic and pollution issues as well. Until urban planners stop designing cities to accommodate cars, and design them to accommodate people, cities will not be great places to live. Cramming people into tighter spaces designed for cars is called New York City. "Call me un American but, there are lots of alternatives to sitting behind the steering wheel of your car." There is nothing un American about not driving your car. There is however something un American about telling other Americans what they can or cannot do with their own property in an attempt to appease a minority of people. To respond to the whole group send to ob-@topica.com. To respond to the list manager send to cmur-@obra.org To unsubscribe send to obra-uns-@topica.com |
