Comments on: Bicycle Commuting Mama: A Kerfuffle About Bikes http://www.technoearthmama.com/2009/11/a-kerfuffle-about-bikes/ A Web 2.0 mom working toward a sustainable lifestyle Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:00:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: kmcdade http://www.technoearthmama.com/2009/11/a-kerfuffle-about-bikes/comment-page-1/#comment-1496 kmcdade Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:37:56 +0000 http://www.technoearthmama.com/?p=1074#comment-1496 I have an opinion about some (not all) people who think public transit is unsafe that is similar to my opinion of people who think the President wasn't born in this country. That's part of the stuff I left out. I have an opinion about some (not all) people who think public transit is unsafe that is similar to my opinion of people who think the President wasn’t born in this country. That’s part of the stuff I left out.

]]> By: kmcdade http://www.technoearthmama.com/2009/11/a-kerfuffle-about-bikes/comment-page-1/#comment-1495 kmcdade Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:51:16 +0000 http://www.technoearthmama.com/?p=1074#comment-1495 Matthew, you have a point - I saw a comment on another blog that 20 minutes is TOO LONG, and most people won't bother to walk more than 10. Matthew, you have a point – I saw a comment on another blog that 20 minutes is TOO LONG, and most people won’t bother to walk more than 10.

]]> By: Matthew Amster-Burton http://www.technoearthmama.com/2009/11/a-kerfuffle-about-bikes/comment-page-1/#comment-1494 Matthew Amster-Burton Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:07:35 +0000 http://www.technoearthmama.com/?p=1074#comment-1494 Transportation planning really brings out the attitude of "the way things are is the way they'll always be." Elect a black president? Sure, we can do that. Ride the bus once in a while? OMG WTF. I say this as if I'm above it, but last time we moved--from half a block off the main shopping street to three blocks--there were times I thought it would make me miserable forever. .-= Matthew Amster-Burton´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rootsandgrubs/~3/4tnpQbGkL_U/" rel="nofollow">The comfort of a good noodle</a> =-. Transportation planning really brings out the attitude of “the way things are is the way they’ll always be.” Elect a black president? Sure, we can do that. Ride the bus once in a while? OMG WTF.

I say this as if I’m above it, but last time we moved–from half a block off the main shopping street to three blocks–there were times I thought it would make me miserable forever.
.-= Matthew Amster-Burton´s last blog ..The comfort of a good noodle =-.

]]> By: LaurieA-B http://www.technoearthmama.com/2009/11/a-kerfuffle-about-bikes/comment-page-1/#comment-1493 LaurieA-B Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:49:04 +0000 http://www.technoearthmama.com/?p=1074#comment-1493 I hadn't heard the term "20-minute neighborhood" before, but now I know that I live in one, and it's great. And when we make a special trip to go somewhere further away, it's often to visit a different 20-minute neighborhood in Seattle. I would have had something to say to her about public transportation being unsafe (compared to driving a car?!?!). Hopefully you gave her something to think about, even if you didn't change her mind. .-= LaurieA-B´s last blog ..<a href="http://sixboxesofbooks.blogspot.com/2009/11/season-of-gifts-and-racism-one-more.html" rel="nofollow">A Season of Gifts and Racism: one more round</a> =-. I hadn’t heard the term “20-minute neighborhood” before, but now I know that I live in one, and it’s great. And when we make a special trip to go somewhere further away, it’s often to visit a different 20-minute neighborhood in Seattle.

I would have had something to say to her about public transportation being unsafe (compared to driving a car?!?!). Hopefully you gave her something to think about, even if you didn’t change her mind.
.-= LaurieA-B´s last blog ..A Season of Gifts and Racism: one more round =-.

]]> By: gwalter http://www.technoearthmama.com/2009/11/a-kerfuffle-about-bikes/comment-page-1/#comment-1492 gwalter Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:01:01 +0000 http://www.technoearthmama.com/?p=1074#comment-1492 Yeah, I get that. It is so frustrating when people lash out, but are unwilling to receive. I totally understand that frustration. .-= gwalter´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ContinuingOnTheJourney/~3/tFx4yzeQZAQ/" rel="nofollow">Charity: choices</a> =-. Yeah, I get that. It is so frustrating when people lash out, but are unwilling to receive. I totally understand that frustration.
.-= gwalter´s last blog ..Charity: choices =-.

]]> By: kmcdade http://www.technoearthmama.com/2009/11/a-kerfuffle-about-bikes/comment-page-1/#comment-1491 kmcdade Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:57:20 +0000 http://www.technoearthmama.com/?p=1074#comment-1491 Thanks, Jeremy! Thanks, Jeremy!

]]> By: Metroknow http://www.technoearthmama.com/2009/11/a-kerfuffle-about-bikes/comment-page-1/#comment-1490 Metroknow Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:44:20 +0000 http://www.technoearthmama.com/?p=1074#comment-1490 Good for you for a) being so passionate about the subject that you spoke up, b) having the good sense (and support from your significant other) to let it settle before you say more than you might like (I fail at this miserably in general), and c) for showing up and participating, period. Well done. Good for you for a) being so passionate about the subject that you spoke up, b) having the good sense (and support from your significant other) to let it settle before you say more than you might like (I fail at this miserably in general), and c) for showing up and participating, period.

Well done.

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