🚀 go-pugleaf

Ron Newman wrote:
> 
> In article <32692CDD.6D39@uclink4.berkeley.edu>,
> Jeff Bishop  <jwbishop@uclink4.berkeley.edu> wrote:
> 
> >Many
> >of us actually do drive more-or-less the same route that the 710 would
> >cover, and frankly I fail to see why South Pasadenans prefer to have
> >highly congested surface streets instead of one smoothly run freeway.
> 
> Because keeping the traffic on those streets is a lesser evil than
> demolishing large sections of South Pasadena, which would displace
> many people and degrade the quality of life for many other who would
> remain adjacent to the right-of-way.
> 
> This is South Pasadena's decision.  Nobody should be forcing them
> to destroy their community for the benefit of others.

Interesting.

As I sit here in Los Angeles, I could probably name several 
communities 
that are actively opposed, for whatever reason, to new rail transit
lines running through them.

Should they be allowed to carry the day, and these projects, 
regardless
of their regional importance,  not get built?

Communities are forming "action" against things that are even less
disruptive, such as pipelines, cellular phone towers, bike paths,
even new school buildings and other needed public facilities.

When does the provincialism end?