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Re bike sharing –there are examples – see http://www.altaplanning.com/alta+bicycle+share.aspx for a locally grown-globally involved company’s plan.
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As if there were not enormous social engineering now – what do you call more than120 years of subsidizing for cars –to the point where water, air, the deteriorated physical condition of people - AND 3.4 million injuries and 41,611 people killed in auto accidents in 1999 (http://www.unitedjustice.com/death-statistics.html). Add too the costs of wars for oil.
There’s a true “tragic waste of resources”.
Independent researches (from scientists to other branches of inquiry) will on average be ahead of the general public regarding cause and effect. Ideally elected and appointed leaders will listen and respond to the reasoned determinations of these advisors.
If our children and the environment as a whole are to fair better than a crisped CO2 burdened planet, we must make bolder moves sooner.
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