If I were a councilman, I’d focus on people in my district, and pretty much ignore the interests of people driving cars through my area, and parking (for free) on our streets.

I think this type of movement would mean *less* parking for cars in general – and dedicated travel lanes for buses and bicycles. It would mean wider sidewalks too.

Wrapped up in these sorts of policies, I hope that the City takes a look at the effects of its policies. Right now, few councilmembers track retail sales tax dollars in their district. There is no unified crash and fatality database for the city.

With streets designed for people, we should perform studies to determine if more people know their neighbors (via surveys) and feel safe on their block. We should check to see that our census data matches our pedestrian data too.

Focusing on left-turn lanes and signal synchronization is short-sighted!