Talk:John Forester

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[edit] resistance to dedicated bicycle paths?

I'm deleting this statement for being not NPOV and without basis:

Forrester's outspoken resistance to dedicated bicycle paths ( see Forester Web Site) contributed to the failure of American cities to build bicycle infrastructure that is common in Northern Europe.

The referenced page on Forester's website does not even mention the term "path", so it does not serve as evidence for his alleged "outspoken resistance to dedicated bicycle paths". Even if such information could be referenced, a correlation between it and the "failure" noted is not established either. There are many other factors that are arguably much more significant in why there are no more segregated bicycle facilities in the United States, that have nothing to do with Forester.

Ironically, Forester is currently very busy trying to reverse a series of court decisions in Los Angeles that have found in favor of municipilities treating dedicated bicycle paths as wilderness trails in terms of their responsiblity to keep them maintained and safe up to bikeway standards. The City of L.A. is arguing that bicycle paths are not like roads or sidewalks where the City is liable for accidents caused by improper design or maintenance, but they are like wilderness trails where all users use them at their own risk. Once again, Forester is acting in the true interests of cyclists, while his opponents continue to misunderstand him. --Serge 18:34, 29 July 2005 (UTC)