Smart Growth Jokes |
- Is urban sprawl an accident? No, we did it on purpose.
- Why is smart growth a great marketing
gimmick? Who wants to support stupid growth.
- Can you imagine trying to embrace sprawl? No.
- What is the best way to support stupid
growth? Continue paying for it.
- Why is building a new freeway like putting
sugar near an anthill? Guess.
- Is transit a waste of money? Yes, we could have much more traffic
congestion without it.
- Do Americans hate density? They hate density in their
neighborhoods as much as they do congestion on the freeway at rush hour.
- Why don't we get rid of housing subsidies? Good idea, let's start with the federal
single family home income tax deduction. But I meant apartments for poor
people. Oh.
- Can our children and their children look
forward to using cars as their basic means of transportation? Yes, until the last drop of oil is
gone.
- Who is in charge of metropolitan urban
form? In most areas of the USA, no one.
- How many states are prepared for Smart
Growth? Seven according to a national report.
- What is your favorite game? "Smart Growth or Stupid Growth, You
Decide".
- So what's the problem? "We have met the enemy and he is us".
(Pogo)
- Have you heard about the "tragedy of the
commons"? Yes, I think that it is playing
somewhere in my area.
- Does anyone like to walk anymore? Yes, Americans love to drive to places
to walk.
- Who is TOD? I'm not sure but a lot of people are
talking about him/her/it.
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