[*BCM*] A unified strategy!

[Pete Stidman]

I would take a triple approach, addressing the needs
of beginning, intermediate and advanced riders.  

Examples would be 

improving off-road paths and crossings (in areas where
crossings are infrequent) 

Creating well-designed bike lanes outside of the door
zone, also designed to induce traffic-calming.

Educating drivers about bikers right to the road,
following distance, and other key safety things.

In my philosophy, the weaker party in conflict is the
one who needs help, so yes I emphasize disabled
people, then pedestrians, then bicycles, then cars. 
Along side of that strategy improving mass transit and
addressing environmental racism in MBTA planning.  

That's the brief.  I support livable streets.  

-Pete
 

--- turtle <turtle at zworg.com> wrote:

> Can you give YOUR priorities, Pete?  I'd like to
> reserve comment until
> everyone has shared their own interests.  Only then
> can we start
> looking for solutions.  So what're the most
> important things for you? 
> Safety?  Convenience?  Accessability?  Equality? 
> Favoring one mode
> over others?  Speed?  Others?
> 
> -Turtle
> 
> 
> 
> Boston Critical Mass <list at bostoncriticalmass.org>
> wrote:
> > 
> > My turn,  sorry for the double email... just
> thought I
> > should add to this part.
> > 
> > Some of Turtles priorities from another email with
> > some criticism, hoepfull constructive. 
> 
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> merely a distant goal we
> seek, but that it is a means by which we arrive at
> that goal.  We must
> pursue peaceful ends through peaceful means." -
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