05-19-2020, 05:17 PM
(This post was last modified: 05-19-2020, 05:19 PM by panamaniac.)
(05-19-2020, 03:27 PM)danbrotherston Wrote:Magic bullet is money, as in all things, no? Money to buy media sympathy, money to build public support and participation, money to pressure politicians and bureaucrats.(05-19-2020, 02:36 PM)panamaniac Wrote: So it’s correct that they are a weak lobby? If so, why?
I mean, "weak" is kind of a vague and inflamatory term, but generally we have been unsuccessful in achieving meaningful change in government transportation policy.
As to why, if I had an answer, I'd probably not be bemoaning it, but I'm inclined to blame fear of change, and preference for a broken status quo, lack of vision for the future, however you want to say it (I won't call it conservatism, but the shoe kind of fits), as opposed to any lack of effort on the effort of the cycling community, although no doubt vehicular cyclists did enormous harm in many places that is (mostly) in the past.
But hey, anyone who knows what the magic bullet is to make change, please PM me the details .