If they build it, we will walk.

Said former mayor of Bogotá, Colombia, Enrique Penalos recently in the New York Times:

• In developing-world cities, the majority of people don’t have cars, so I will say, when you construct a good sidewalk, you are constructing democracy. A sidewalk is a symbol of equality.
• The 20th century was a horrible detour in the evolution of the human habitat. We were building much more for cars’ mobility than children’s happiness.

I was happy to see today's post at Nashvillest.com about my city's new strategic plan for building more sidewalks and bikeways. I wouldn't mind in the least biking or walking the six miles to my job on good weather days if I felt like it was a safe thing to do.