BIKE: Car-Free World news, Dec. 5, 2003

[Michael Bluejay]

I called the Daily Texan, not sure whether they'll do a story or not.  
If anyone else wants to try to scare up media interest in this story 
that would be great.

-MBJ-


On Friday, December 5, 2003, at 11:21  AM, Joel Sumner wrote:

> So do you think the local news stations would be interested in a 
> comparison of what you can get for $4million in bike/ped projects 
> versus $4 million in road projects?
>
> "12 miles of bike paths winding through the woods plus 5 miles or so 
> of sidewalks versus 3000 feet worth of highway.  "
>
> Seems like it might sell.
>
> -Joel
>
>
> At 02:04 AM 12/5/2003 -0600, Michael Bluejay wrote:
>> Okay, we're not gonna complain about that. What we are gonna complain 
>> about is the $4.1 million they want to spend on FM 2769 instead of 
>> bike/ped projects. The plan here is to turn a two-lane undivided road 
>> into a four-lane divided road -- all 3/4-mile of it. That's right, 
>> 3/4-mile of roadway compared to miles and miles of sidewalks and 
>> bikeways.
>