[bikeqld] SE Qld transport coping with Peak Oil and Climate Change

[mich rolling]

No more information unfortunately.

Asking what happened at this meeting is more a rhetorical comment about
 how Brisbane (and by simillie any other cultural system) undergoes 
change. I read the Streetsblog in the USA and the same things are 
happening there.

First there is a lot of talk which is ignored. Then more talk which gets
 hyped as evidence that a problem has been recognized and is being dealt with. Then more announcements of the great things in the pipeline, which are then quietly dropped (bus priority signalling in Brisbane). Then 
gradually the token (if you are an advocate), placatory (if you are a conservative politician) or achievable (if you are a pragmatist) bits get done. 

All the time the sheer visibility of whinging by activists over a long period induces in the generally unknowing and uncaring populace knowledge
 of the problem/solution and acceptance of diverting resources in that direction. Compare development of cycling facilities with development of resistance to mulesing following PETA's compaign.

In summary, CanDo Won'tDo anything that upsets motorists ahead of motorists recognising the benefits and neceessity of getting people onto bikes or into buses (hence the decade old failure to do anything effective about giving buses priority at traffic lights).

Advocates and advocacy organisations need to get in motorist's faces over long periods and keep carping on about how much better increased bike usage would be for everyone.


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