The Stiglitz Report addresses “Metrics for quality-of-life improvements should be aligned with economic improvements such as related real estate values, sales and income tax increases to justify further investment and subsequent revenue improvements; . . . etc., etc., etc.

http://www.stiglitz-sen-fitoussi.fr/documents/rapport_anglais.pdf

well done – I stopped entering these competitions because the highlight was on images and far fetched designs – not forward thinking on the political realities of getting these things done.

contact me if you would like together in the future.

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Major emphasis should be on public, private and advanced bicycle (or related-vehicle) systems. Considerable focus should be on hybrid human-electric vehicles — especially recumbent tricycles virtually suitable for everyone — where folding models provide considerable advantage.

Infrastructure focus should be a highly safe transportation and livable environment and protected lanes suitable for recumbent hybrid human-electric tricycles down the center of all major two-way roads such as Park Avenue and Broadway and cross streets in Manhattan, Eastern Parkway, Flatbush, Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn, Queens Boulevard and Northern Boulevard, in Queens, etc.

Emphasis should be on eliminating the structural violence on New York City’s transportation system.

Technology should be designed and manufactured locally. Major emphasis should be on local human capital advancement in addition to technology.

Metrics for quality-of-life improvements should be aligned with economic improvements such as related real estate values, sales and income tax increases to justify further investment and subsequent revenue improvements; . . . etc., etc., etc.

The only problem with this proposal is that it assumes motorists know how to back into a parking spot. Did you ever notice how many dented rear bumpers and hatches there are?

IMHO,
JohnBike