No, it's OK to criticize but it does seem he's very unhappy with his City of Portland. -Aaron
________________________________ From: Eric Westhagen <[email protected]> To: Aaron Crandall <[email protected]>; BikiesSubmissions <[email protected]> Sent: Wed, March 24, 2010 7:30:55 PM Subject: Re: [Bikies] Randall O'Toole in Madison tomorrow (Wed) evening at UW Is Aaron Crandalls reply to criticism--that the person should move out and cleanse the area? What happened to criticism? --ew Aaron Crandall wrote: > >My question to Mr. O'Toole, why do you stay in Portland if you >dislike your City so much. He keeps comparing it to Communist Russia. I >guess his proposal is to buy all Americans a Toyota Prius, based on >what he kept saying. > > >OK, now he's completely lost me because now he's advocating for >"driverless cars." Driverless cars! Wow, this guy is actually taken >seriously by some...? > > >Well, it's been an entertaining talk & I can't wait for >Q&A... > > >Aaron > > >From: Matt Logan ><[email protected]> >To: pddiscuss <[email protected]>; >Bikies <[email protected]> >Sent: Wed, March 24, 2010 8:04:27 AM >Subject: Re: [Bikies] Randall O'Toole in Madison >tomorrow (Wed) evening at UW > >>And I sent this letter to the Editor on Monday: > > >>Randall O’Toole is a senior fellow at the CATO institute and he has a >>new vision for transportation in America: Driverless cars. This vision >>is from a 1939 World’s fair exhibit called “Futurama” that was sponsored >>by General Motors. While driverless cars would have a lot of benefits >>those benefits only go to people who do a lot of driving. And that is >>the problem. > >>Studies show that a growing number of Americans are looking to do less >>driving and live closer to daily needs that are within a quick walk, >>bus, or bicycle trip. This runs counter to the world of Futurama, where >>daily needs are ”widely separated for convenience”. O’Toole likes to >>make fun of the expense of living in human-scaled communities, but that >>expense is the result of development patterns that have restricted >>compact development. The fact that a growing number of people are >>willing to pay the premium of living in compact development suggests >>that we need to focus on building more if it instead of on increasing >>mobility as O’Toole prescribes. > >>While a new round of improved national mobility might help companies >>like General Motors (a major sponsor of the CATO institute), it has the >>potential to harm our environment and make us more dependent on foreign >>sources of energy. Focusing on improving human-scaled mobility will >>meet the needs of a growing number of Americans by helping them save >>money on transportation in a way that reduces our energy and >>environmental problems. > > >>You can view "Futurama" here: > >>GM Futurama - 1939 World's Fair - Part 1 >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74cO9X4NMb4 > > >>GM Futurama - 1939 World's Fair - Part 2 >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WU7dT2HId-c >>(The quote about "Widely Separated For Convenience" occurs early in part >>22) > >>_______________________________________________ >>Bikies mailing list >[email protected] >http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org > > > ________________________________ >_______________________________________________ >Bikies mailing list >[email protected] >http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org
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