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On Wed, 09 Feb 2000 08:39:41 -0800, NBG@BikeRoute.com (Cycle America)
wrote:

.A new friend who found out about my book knows me, at the very least what
.I dream about,  a lot better than I know her as you will see in the
.following poem. Her name is Gayle but I don't know her last name. She and 
.I see each other  at a regular swing dance party that takes place here in
.Santa Cruz during the Friday Happy hour.
.
.Well she was so inspired by my book and the National Bicycle Greenway
.message that she wrote this incredible poem:
.
.      The Dreamer
.
.Catch hold of the vision. Hang on to the dream
.of a bicycle pathway that's vibrant and green.
.
.Grasp the excitement, feel the anticipation
.Of a bicycle Greenway connecting our Nation.
.
.A clean energy source that we call "People Power"
.Air that's so fresh that you can smell every flower.
.
.Quiet breezes to cool you, sweet sun on your skin
.Let God's beauty surround you and take it all in:
.
.Mountains majestic and grass covered plains
.From seashore to seashore claim them again.
.
.Step away from the "gasphalt", gas pumps and gas stations,
.The exhaust that's exhausting our lungs and our Nation's resources, our
.wallets our time and our patience.
.
.Crawl out of your armor, out from under the hood
.There are wondrous treasures in your own neighborhood.
.
.Get out that old bicycle, go for a ride
.Time is too precious and short just to hide.
.
.Like a turtle encased in metal and glass
.A life is too fragile to travel so fast.
.
.Reconnect with the earth before you are dead
.Don a bicycle helmet just right for your head.
.
.And bicycle shorts instead of tight jeans
.Buy gear for your toddlers, your lover, your teens.
.
.Reclaim the biways across this great Nation
.Get out there and ride with determination.
.
.Let me share a secret, now this dream's begun�.
.When nothing's between your skin and the sun
.
.Pedaling, peaceful and quiet, you'll quite often hear it
.Deep down in your heart the voice of the spirit.
.
.Centered and calm like the hub of a wheel
.Truly connected is the way you will feel��
.
.To God and the planet and all who are on it.
.To the dream and the dreamer and those who want  it.
.
.Is "world peace" a vision we'll know someday?
.The pathway, the dream:
.
.The National Bicycle Greenway!

This project is VERY misguided. Superficially, it sounds good, until you
realize that it is ONLY good from the human point of view, and a very
shallow one at that. Haven't we destroyed ENOUGH of our precious wildlife
habitat ALREADY??? This greenway only destroys more habitat or brings more
people into contact with wildlife habitat, having the same effect by
driving out the wildlife. Humans are the most selfish species on the
planet! 

If you want to do something worthwhile, stop building more pavement, and
stop supporting motor vehicles, which are destroying the Earth and will
burn up all the oil, instead of doing something worthwhile with it. By
getting cars & trucks off the roads, you will have PLENTY of safe places to
ride, without sacrificing wildlife.
===
I am working on creating wildlife habitat that is off-limits to
humans ("pure habitat"). Want to help? (I spent the previous 8 
years fighting auto dependence and road construction.)

http://www.imaja.com/change/environment/mvarticles/
More!: http://home.pacbell.net/mjvande