Comments on: Thoughts About Walkability http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/11/19/thoughts-about-walkability/ News & commentary on sustainability, activism, urban planning, politics, and our world. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:32:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Becky Striepe http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/11/19/thoughts-about-walkability/comment-page-1/#comment-6000 Becky Striepe Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:10:58 +0000 http://ecolocalizer.com/?p=930#comment-6000 Cycling in traffic is definitely tricky at first. Folks in Atlanta drive like maniacs. It's gotten a bit less scary as I've ridden more, but real bike lanes would make it feel a million times safer! Cycling in traffic is definitely tricky at first. Folks in Atlanta drive like maniacs. It’s gotten a bit less scary as I’ve ridden more, but real bike lanes would make it feel a million times safer!

]]> By: sam http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/11/19/thoughts-about-walkability/comment-page-1/#comment-5988 sam Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:26:05 +0000 http://ecolocalizer.com/?p=930#comment-5988 This is such a good idea. The traffic where I live on a morning is mums/dads taking children to school. I was thinking of cycling to work but its like whackey races on the roads near me. This is such a good idea. The traffic where I live on a morning is mums/dads taking children to school. I was thinking of cycling to work but its like whackey races on the roads near me.

]]> By: marilyn http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/11/19/thoughts-about-walkability/comment-page-1/#comment-5946 marilyn Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:33:31 +0000 http://ecolocalizer.com/?p=930#comment-5946 One point that makes me happy about walking and biking is that I think that the (good) human interaction is increased, like making eye contact with the people in your neighborhood and on your commute. With that, not only can you improve someone's mood just by smiling at them (something that's much harder to do when you're both in cars), but hopefully make a little difference in the connectedness between people that helps reduce crime, because people know each other and watch out for each other. I know those little differences are not always enough when you're worried about safety, but sometimes (when some guy I'm considering crossing the street to avoid gives me a genuine smile and says "How're ya?") they're just enough. One point that makes me happy about walking and biking is that I think that the (good) human interaction is increased, like making eye contact with the people in your neighborhood and on your commute. With that, not only can you improve someone’s mood just by smiling at them (something that’s much harder to do when you’re both in cars), but hopefully make a little difference in the connectedness between people that helps reduce crime, because people know each other and watch out for each other.

I know those little differences are not always enough when you’re worried about safety, but sometimes (when some guy I’m considering crossing the street to avoid gives me a genuine smile and says “How’re ya?”) they’re just enough.

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