Comments on: Is highway spending “conservative”? http://www.thegoodcity.com/2008/04/is-highway-spending-conservative/ city, culture and church ยท Fort Wayne, Indiana Sun, 24 Jul 2011 15:50:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kevin http://www.thegoodcity.com/2008/04/is-highway-spending-conservative/comment-page-1/#comment-233 Kevin Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:35:28 +0000 http://thegoodcity.wordpress.com/?p=157#comment-233 Well said. It's two pretty simple equations for me: Density=conservation. Sprawl=waste. How have conservatives become so anti-conservation? Not that many liberals have been much better, at least here in Indiana. My favorite mayor in the state is Carmel's Jim Brainard. He's a big proponent of new urbanism for infill projects, and downtown Carmel has really thrived because of it. I also liked Indy's mayor, but unfortunately he caught the brunt of an anti-incumbent sentiment, so now we have a much less progressive "accidental" mayor. Bloomington has also seen some nice new infill, but continues to sprawl on its outskirts. Well said. It’s two pretty simple equations for me: Density=conservation. Sprawl=waste.

How have conservatives become so anti-conservation? Not that many liberals have been much better, at least here in Indiana.

My favorite mayor in the state is Carmel’s Jim Brainard. He’s a big proponent of new urbanism for infill projects, and downtown Carmel has really thrived because of it. I also liked Indy’s mayor, but unfortunately he caught the brunt of an anti-incumbent sentiment, so now we have a much less progressive “accidental” mayor. Bloomington has also seen some nice new infill, but continues to sprawl on its outskirts.

]]> By: Michaelk http://www.thegoodcity.com/2008/04/is-highway-spending-conservative/comment-page-1/#comment-232 Michaelk Thu, 10 Apr 2008 02:04:30 +0000 http://thegoodcity.wordpress.com/?p=157#comment-232 I love the irony of people who yell at me to "get off their street" when I'm riding my bike. Apparently they operate under the (common) misconception that if I don't buy gas I don't pay for the streets. Never mind that I also drive. It's less a problem of conservative/liberal than it is of a destructively car-centric culture. It cannot be maintained. I love the irony of people who yell at me to “get off their street” when I’m riding my bike. Apparently they operate under the (common) misconception that if I don’t buy gas I don’t pay for the streets.

Never mind that I also drive.

It’s less a problem of conservative/liberal than it is of a destructively car-centric culture. It cannot be maintained.

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