ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit

[danbrotherston]

I tried with comparing that short section of Highland getting an expansion being equal or greater cost than the whole downtown cycling grid network. Doesn't work.

It rarely works. The opposition just move the goalposts. I find that's when the idea of merit comes up as "only build it where there's enough cyclists".

Yeah...this is something I've come to realize. The way to convince people is not to give them facts and figures. People who are convinced by facts and figures are already convinced--or at least not in opposition because they don't have any facts and figures.

The way to convince most people is to tell stories, give a compelling narrative. It's an unfortunate realization for me because I'm much better at facts and figures than I am at storytelling.