Comments on: I’m Convinced - Walk, Bike, Transit Advocacy Should Merge http://bikeblogs.org/sf/2008/11/27/im-convinced-walk-bike-transit-advocacy-should-merge/ Biking in the Bay Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:39:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: William Gay http://bikeblogs.org/sf/2008/11/27/im-convinced-walk-bike-transit-advocacy-should-merge/#comment-3672 William Gay Thu, 26 Mar 2009 03:42:19 +0000 http://bikeblogs.org/sf/?p=528#comment-3672 Peter, I couldn't agree with you more! I am a pupil of Nikos and a deep believer in better living through more sustainable development, which includes Transit, Biking, and Walking. A colleague and I have started an advocacy group in San Antonio to promote just that called SmartTransitSA. Our website should be up and running in a couple of weeks and for now we are a group on facebook under the same name. We are very excited to see other groups promoting the same type of thing across the country. I just happened to stumble across your blog and am very glad I did. I will keep checking up to see what great posts you have up. On a side note...have you seen the lecture series Nikos gave on Algorithmic and Sustainable design? http://zeta.math.utsa.edu/~yxk833/algorithmic.html It is very insightful. Peter,
I couldn’t agree with you more! I am a pupil of Nikos and a deep believer in better living through more sustainable development, which includes Transit, Biking, and Walking. A colleague and I have started an advocacy group in San Antonio to promote just that called SmartTransitSA. Our website should be up and running in a couple of weeks and for now we are a group on facebook under the same name. We are very excited to see other groups promoting the same type of thing across the country. I just happened to stumble across your blog and am very glad I did. I will keep checking up to see what great posts you have up.

On a side note…have you seen the lecture series Nikos gave on Algorithmic and Sustainable design?

http://zeta.math.utsa.edu/~yxk833/algorithmic.html

It is very insightful.

]]> By: Travis Wittwer http://bikeblogs.org/sf/2008/11/27/im-convinced-walk-bike-transit-advocacy-should-merge/#comment-2413 Travis Wittwer Fri, 28 Nov 2008 08:36:20 +0000 http://bikeblogs.org/sf/?p=528#comment-2413 Well stated. I agree. The premise should be urban transportation and the diversity this takes, with cars not being in the mix as it is the default model for transportation and that is from what I would like people to move. There is a group in Portland, OR that has a similar philosophy, The Bicycle Transportation Alliance. Although they probably originated as a bike group and most of their membership is made up of bikers, they promote walking as another alternative to cars and that can be seen both in what they say and on their signs (which often show a walker and a biker). http://www.bta4bikes.org/ Keep the great posts coming. Well stated. I agree. The premise should be urban transportation and the diversity this takes, with cars not being in the mix as it is the default model for transportation and that is from what I would like people to move.

There is a group in Portland, OR that has a similar philosophy, The Bicycle Transportation Alliance. Although they probably originated as a bike group and most of their membership is made up of bikers, they promote walking as another alternative to cars and that can be seen both in what they say and on their signs (which often show a walker and a biker).

http://www.bta4bikes.org/

Keep the great posts coming.

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