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Park(ing) Day 2009, September 18th
- Thread starter Monarch Butterfly
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Swamp Thing
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The Streets Are For People folks have experimented with this idea for at least the past couple of years, but I don't know what if anything is planned for this year.
(See "World CarFree Day", below.)
http://www.streetsareforpeople.org/blog/?cat=3
Personally, I think this is a little misguided. I'm certain that the majority of people who still drive do so because they have no practical alternative.
(See "World CarFree Day", below.)
http://www.streetsareforpeople.org/blog/?cat=3
Personally, I think this is a little misguided. I'm certain that the majority of people who still drive do so because they have no practical alternative.
Whoaccio
Senior Member
Some people have too much time on their hands.
Towered
Superstar
Maybe because they're smart enough not to commute far.
Whoaccio
Senior Member
Or have the luxury of living off a trust fund.
Or work at home
Or are just NIMBYistic enough to think that though it's wrong to park in their neighborhood, it is totally okay to park in Markham or North York.
At the end of the day, everyone else realizes that parking's flaws are outweighed by their necessity. Enough so to engage parking in a more mature and practical manner than using it as an excuse to be an 'activist,' which in Toronto seems to have less to do with changing things for the better and more an excuse to party and wear expensive clothes. Like that line in Persepolis about the socialist internationalism in Europe consisting of eating sausages and smoking hash.
Or work at home
Or are just NIMBYistic enough to think that though it's wrong to park in their neighborhood, it is totally okay to park in Markham or North York.
At the end of the day, everyone else realizes that parking's flaws are outweighed by their necessity. Enough so to engage parking in a more mature and practical manner than using it as an excuse to be an 'activist,' which in Toronto seems to have less to do with changing things for the better and more an excuse to party and wear expensive clothes. Like that line in Persepolis about the socialist internationalism in Europe consisting of eating sausages and smoking hash.
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kettal
Banned
It's supposed to ignite debate.
Looks like it's a success.
Looks like it's a success.
Monarch Butterfly
Superstar
Park and Parking
Park, by definition, has a green, environmental theme to it. The main dictionary definition has "an area of land, usually in a largely natural state, for the enjoyment of the public, having facilities for rest and recreation, often owned, set apart, and managed by a city, state, or nation."
While parking is defined as "to place or leave (a vehicle) in a certain place for a period of time". Not very environmental.
How did the two definitions get to be so different?
Park, by definition, has a green, environmental theme to it. The main dictionary definition has "an area of land, usually in a largely natural state, for the enjoyment of the public, having facilities for rest and recreation, often owned, set apart, and managed by a city, state, or nation."
While parking is defined as "to place or leave (a vehicle) in a certain place for a period of time". Not very environmental.
How did the two definitions get to be so different?
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Swamp Thing
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"Green" means to be especially aware of environmental issues and willing to act in a manner that reduces or reverses their negative impact.
"Green" also describes an amateur, inexperienced and prone to errors in judgment avoided by one's more enlightened peers.
Why must these two definitions seemingly converge?
"Green" also describes an amateur, inexperienced and prone to errors in judgment avoided by one's more enlightened peers.
Why must these two definitions seemingly converge?