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Old Posted Nov 4, 2009, 6:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Wooster View Post
Ald. Bob Hawkesworth said council has chosen to spend on infrastructure for foot-powered transportation because it's much cheaper than roads, and helps clear up more street space for drivers.

"The public subsidy for them to take a car or the public subsidy for them to take the bus is significantly higher than the public subsidy for them to walk or take a bicycle," he said.

"Unless you understand that, none of this investment in bridges makes any sense."
To take some good out of the bad, I like how Ald. Hawkesworth stood up for intelligent planning. If only people would listen to comments like his rather than satirical comments like Sim's.
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