I
don't think I'm going to Burning Man this
year. I still recommend it
to anyone who's never been,
but I'm applying my time and
energy to bringing "the
spirit of the burn" to our
neighborhood here in
Seattle.
I think of Burning Man as
boot camp for civic
activism. Psych 101 taught
me that we are conditioned
by our surroundings. Burning
Man showed me we have the
power to shape those
environments.
Thanks in large part to the
shortsighted uberplanner Robert
Moses (plus the
billions of dollars spent by
petroleum, rubber, asphalt,
and auto industries to
foster car
dependence), most
American cities in the 20th
century were adapted to
accommodate automobiles,
leading to sprawl and
suburbanization, both of
which erode community and
degrade the environment.
Our goal with Car Free
Fremont is to send the
message that cities
should be built around
people, not cars.
Change will not come from
the top down, so it's up to
individuals to simply show
up, take back the streets,
and demonstrate that public
space is better used by
people, not parking. |
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