[fastcarsfreedom]

Those are your opinions highwater. I have my own. The thing is, around here, you're all in, or your not. I have never advocated unchecked sprawl continuing for time eternal--there are environmental concerns--as there are in urban areas. The social unsustainability is an opinion and a worldview I don't happen to share--it is, in fact, merely a theory.

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I think what is at issue is how critisicm of an urban design that promotes sprawl is consequently interpreted as an attack against an individual's lifestyle choice

Nothing could be further from the truth. It is not interpretation--as stated previously, suburbanites are frequently referred to as overweight, lazy, Tim Hortons drinking, Kelseys-eating, losers, easily duped, socially unconcious people who kill their trees with driveway salt--shall I go on? These are not reasoned arguments--they are intended as insults--so please, do not blame me for misinterpretation--it is what it is. It is a generalization that is no more appropriate than a poster saying the city is filled with crime, drugs, prostitution and criminals. It's rhetoric, it's pointless, it does nothing to advance the discussion/debate.

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there must be sites online called forum.beautifulbigbox.com or something. I'm sure sprawl projects would be better received there and urbanism would be bashed.

Essentially what I "interpret" here is that all of your opinions should go unchallenged. Also, remind me of the last time I "bashed" urbanism...I can't seem to recall.

You will find no one who is a bigger supporter of the city than I am--I just don't choose to live there--those two things can be reconciled--I refuse to accept the notion that I'm either "for you" or I'm "against you"...it's insulting and condescending.