tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14852171.post7233904162774911567..comments2023-11-02T04:23:00.400-06:00Comments on Cyclelicious: NPR Talk of the Nation: Rob Anderson and Noah BudnickYokota Fritzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04808661100114872654noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14852171.post-56034624760484850362009-04-10T14:03:00.000-06:002009-04-10T14:03:00.000-06:00Talk of the nation is an absolutely lame program.....Talk of the nation is an absolutely lame program...Neil Conen is a twit. I can't stand the program or the people who call in. I wish the program would be cancelled as part of the economic catastrophy.<BR/>I commute by bike from the Oakland hills to Alameda. It's a treacherous ride through many parts of the city...hostile motorists.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14852171.post-46384119630690070742008-08-30T21:45:00.000-06:002008-08-30T21:45:00.000-06:00What was clear was that Anderson had zero idea wha...What was clear was that Anderson had zero idea what he was talking about. <BR/><BR/>Mayor Gavin and the rest of SF's political establishiment should be deeply embarrassed that they've allowed a crank like Rob Anderson to put a stop to the city's bike network plan. <BR/><BR/>Just do the EIS already and start building out the bike network. Anderson's a nut job and a know-nothing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14852171.post-77833189664263814242008-08-27T20:57:00.000-06:002008-08-27T20:57:00.000-06:00=v= Is this guy like a broken record or what?=v= Is this guy <A HREF="http://leftinsf.com/blog/index.php/archives/2559" REL="nofollow">like a broken record</A> or what?Jymhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15675802996264542565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14852171.post-58979473060168835122008-08-27T13:20:00.000-06:002008-08-27T13:20:00.000-06:00I agree: bicycling deserves better than this.I agree: bicycling deserves better than this.SiouxGeonzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14852040976080951492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14852171.post-72932840340646891012008-08-27T11:01:00.000-06:002008-08-27T11:01:00.000-06:00"Budnick's point about transportation elasticity i..."Budnick's point about transportation elasticity is well established, by the way. 50 years of ever expanding roads only proves that traffic will expand to fill the capacity provided."<BR/><BR/>We're not talking about "expanding roads" in SF; we're talking about the best use of existing streets. It's not the so-called experts who will determine how the city uses its streets; the people of SF's neighborhoods will ultimately make that decision.Rob Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305006079770548160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14852171.post-21905324024743201652008-08-26T16:16:00.000-06:002008-08-26T16:16:00.000-06:00Hi Paul -- I should mention that readers should se...Hi Paul -- I should mention that readers should <A HREF="http://bikecommutetips.blogspot.com/2008/08/progress-temporarily-blocked-in-san.html" REL="nofollow">see Paul's commentary</A> about the Wall Street Journal article the other day.Yokota Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04808661100114872654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14852171.post-81004175735015801672008-08-26T14:57:00.000-06:002008-08-26T14:57:00.000-06:00The show was severely biased. Rob Anderson is nota...The show was severely biased. Rob Anderson is notable only for filing a lawsuit to block a sensible public policy. He has no transportation experience or credentials. (Last week's <A HREF="http://bikecommutetips.blogspot.com/2008/08/progress-temporarily-blocked-in-san.html" REL="nofollow">Wall Street Journal article</A> did a great job of portraying Anderson as the isolated eccentric.) Yet his remarks framed the entire conversation. Noah was valiant, but clearly on the defensive the entire program. And yes, the NPR reporter from Seattle was clearly unqualified to talk on this topic. They obviously picked him because of the recent Critical Mass incidents there. A laughable conversation. Bicycling deserves better than this.Paul Dornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03893190816290007375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14852171.post-89109511804915792122008-08-26T14:03:00.000-06:002008-08-26T14:03:00.000-06:00Yeah, I listened. I was a little disappointed to b...Yeah, I listened. I was a little disappointed to be honest. Thanks for dropping by, Mr Anderson. You came across reasonably well, as did Noah Budnick.<BR/><BR/>Who was the guy from Seattle, anyway? Do you know?<BR/><BR/>Budnick's point about transportation elasticity is well established, by the way. 50 years of ever expanding roads only proves that traffic will expand to fill the capacity provided. Since, as you noted in the show, that there's no room to expand in San Francisco, it's time to try something different.Yokota Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04808661100114872654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14852171.post-70547032514569326342008-08-26T13:58:00.000-06:002008-08-26T13:58:00.000-06:00There was no debate. They brought Budnick on just ...There was no debate. They brought Budnick on just before they were through with me. He said something lame about how planners, engineers, and experts agree on blah blah blah, and that was it. NPR, just like KQED, really dislikes any real controversy because, oh dear, that might lead to, like, some negative comments. NPR-type progressives will defend to the death your right to speak, as long as it doesn't make anybody else mad.Rob Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305006079770548160noreply@blogger.com