Comments on Thinking our way out of over-engineering solutionsTypePad2010-10-24T08:50:19ZEwan McIntoshhttps://edu.blogs.com/edublogs/tag:typepad.com,2003:https://edu.blogs.com/edublogs/2010/10/thinking-our-way-out-of-over-engineering-solutions/comments/atom.xml/Ewan McIntosh commented on 'Thinking our way out of over-engineering solutions'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451f00f69e20133f55367a2970b2010-10-25T10:42:49Z2010-10-25T10:42:49ZEwan McIntoshhttp://edu.blogs.comThanks, Matt, for your insight and comment. It's much appreciated. I guess with this post I'm trying to prod at...<p>Thanks, Matt, for your insight and comment. It's much appreciated. I guess with this post I'm trying to prod at some different thinking ,maybe not the best final result (in fact, almost certainly not in this case :-)</p>
<p>Thanks for taking the time to comment. I've got another, better, example I think just coming up...</p>wuff commented on 'Thinking our way out of over-engineering solutions'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451f00f69e2013488718c01970c2010-10-25T02:55:02Z2010-10-25T02:55:02ZwuffReal change, where m...<p>Real change, where mothers and fathers are going to feel comfortable allowing their kids to ride their bikes en masse independently throughout the community, is going to take an entirely different approach to our transportation infrastructure-and it ain't going to be cheap. Im not sure we have the imagination and political will power to build a safe and sustainable cycling infrastructure in our communitites. </p>
<p>More importantly, though, how could we harness the Google lesson I think I've spotted, in making public services gifted to people, rather than provided for them? What would the social fall-out be in terms of changing this language? What would the advantages be?<br />
<a href="http://www.bestmishu.cn" rel="nofollow">好秘书</a> <a href="http://www.cngongwen.com" rel="nofollow">优文网</a> </p>Matt Montagne commented on 'Thinking our way out of over-engineering solutions'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451f00f69e20133f54f222a970b2010-10-24T16:20:02Z2010-10-24T16:20:02ZMatt Montagnehttp://middleschoolblog.blogspot.comI live in menlo park, California, which is just a few miles from mountain view and I am a regular...<p>I live in menlo park, California, which is just a few miles from mountain view and I am a regular bike commuter. Contrary to your points, this is VERY much a LARGE car (suburbans and SUVs are quite popular here) culture and quite houstile toward cyclists. The Bay Area cities, despite the favorable weather, are rarely sited in publications listing the most bike friendly places in the USA. I'm not sure we can extrapolate and scale what google has done either. Google's campus is located in a VERY isolated and remote office park. The bikes they offer for sharing are only used within this contained campus-they are heavy and wouldn't be useful for anything but short and quick routes.</p>
<p>Real change, where mothers and fathers are going to feel comfortable allowing their kids to ride their bikes en masse independently throughout the community, is going to take an entirely different approach to our transportation infrastructure-and it ain't going to be cheap. Im not sure we have the imagination and political will power to build a safe and sustainable cycling infrastructure in our communitites. </p>