"This is the American Dream, of Freedom on Wheels." (You can hear the Capitals of Great Metaphoric Significance, as a friend says.)The irony now is rich, and it's nearly impossible to watch and listen to it straight. Freudians, too, might be able to mine it for great comedy. (Talk about permissiveness! It's titled, Give Yourself the Green Light.) What's your favorite part?
Give Yourself the Green Light via the Atlantic and Prelinger Archives
3 comments:
Most excellent use of the "social engineering" meme! I'l see your "social engineering" and raise you a "Soviet Central Committee." ;-)
http://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2011/8/8/the-asce-infrastructure-cult.html
My how times have changed: http://bikeportland.org/2012/04/05/odot-transformation-continues-no-more-highway-division-69928
And when I'm getting this forwarded to me from city council: http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2012/04/where_were_going_america_doesn.html
Along with the USPIRG report it has to make you wonder... Has our narrative gone mainstream?
"it can't carry the mounting traffic of our growing greatness!"
The "growing greatness" was a favorite, too!
It would be terrific for the SJ to reprint the Sirota piece, especially to coincide with the Rivercrossing draft EIS.
As for ODOT, I'm waiting for the walk - for them to walk the talk and walk back on the crazy rivercrossing schemes they've got going. By the budgets, we will know real progress!
(Still, did you see the Bike Snob review in the SJ today?! I'll probably post on that separately! To see that in Salem is indeed a sign of changing times.)
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