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Originally Posted by Spocket
First and foremost , whatever we decide on , can we stick to it ?
Actually , if there's one thing that this city seriously needs to do , it's follow through on whatever plan it comes up with. That would be a nice change anyway.
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Went to the Transportation & Transit meeting this morning; interesting to see so many developers there (Ladco, etc). When the obvious focus was to find ways to overcome barriers to transit ridership & transit-oriented development, it was not surprising that suburban developers chirped up to say there's nothing wrong with our type of urban form; that Winnipeggers love their cars and that the automobile isn't going away anytime soon.
To the uneducated, that propaganda may sound true, but in reality there just aren't enough viable alternatives in place yet to change public opinion. Build it and they will come - as cliché as it sounds - may be the only way to change the unsustainable car-oriented lifestyles so many have grown accustomed to.