Comments on: A Smarter City: San Diego http://www.bikesd.org/2009/09/a-smarter-city-san-diego/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:18:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Beany http://www.bikesd.org/2009/09/a-smarter-city-san-diego/comment-page-1/#comment-48 Beany Wed, 09 Sep 2009 23:50:44 +0000 http://www.bikesd.org/?p=313#comment-48 It is really irritating to me too how much "studying" is being done. That just translates into "sitting on our asses and not doing anything." One study I read said that the main deterrent to possible bike commuters are the lack of bike facilities: bike paths, bike lanes, bike parking, etc. How much more freakin' studies does there need to be? People want to bike, build something and they will bike. Ooooh the water thing really gets on my nerves. No matter what level the water emergency gets to, including level 4 drought emergency condition, golf course greens will continue to get watered. WTF? This is an emergency situation, and we're worried about golf? It is really irritating to me too how much “studying” is being done. That just translates into “sitting on our asses and not doing anything.” One study I read said that the main deterrent to possible bike commuters are the lack of bike facilities: bike paths, bike lanes, bike parking, etc. How much more freakin’ studies does there need to be? People want to bike, build something and they will bike.

Ooooh the water thing really gets on my nerves. No matter what level the water emergency gets to, including level 4 drought emergency condition, golf course greens will continue to get watered. WTF? This is an emergency situation, and we’re worried about golf?

]]> By: aj http://www.bikesd.org/2009/09/a-smarter-city-san-diego/comment-page-1/#comment-47 aj Wed, 09 Sep 2009 22:18:23 +0000 http://www.bikesd.org/?p=313#comment-47 San Diego's government talks a good talk, but they are so deep in the pockets of the developers that this city is a long, long way from a "green" utopia. This whole "save water" campaign is the latest BS promoted by a city hall that continues to cater to developers and urban sprawl, the most significant drain on the region's water resources. Also, is it just me, or is the Bicycle Master Plan just an attempt to appease the city's cyclists with pretty promises while nothing worthwhile is actually accomplished? They spend tons of money "studying" and making pretty maps, but there is still no bike lane between downtown and uptown. I don't get it. I don't feel like the city is really committed to changing anything other than their bank account balances. San Diego’s government talks a good talk, but they are so deep in the pockets of the developers that this city is a long, long way from a “green” utopia. This whole “save water” campaign is the latest BS promoted by a city hall that continues to cater to developers and urban sprawl, the most significant drain on the region’s water resources.
Also, is it just me, or is the Bicycle Master Plan just an attempt to appease the city’s cyclists with pretty promises while nothing worthwhile is actually accomplished? They spend tons of money “studying” and making pretty maps, but there is still no bike lane between downtown and uptown. I don’t get it. I don’t feel like the city is really committed to changing anything other than their bank account balances.

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