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View submission: Improving walkability cost me an election
People will be voted out, the transition will be a great success, and everyone will love the new pedestrian space :/
Better documents would have helped, use the five actions ("five elements" is such a bad translation) to support analysis : handing objections, support, detractor,
Wood (growth): improved pedestrian green space. More pedestrian and bikes, increases traffic to local businesses. Supports balanced growth of area
Metal (decline): removal of deteriorated road, supports infrastructure to support traffic.
Fire (maxima): cars. reroute traffic to sunset/Lincoln,
Water (minima): people. improve traffic controls on sunset/lincoln, timed lights: supports increased pedestrian and through traffic
Earth (homeostasis): decisions take into account beachfront, pedestrian, and car traffic.
Visions:
Excess traffic: add pedestrian overpasses. Add overland Tunnel: conceal traffic entirely N/S, and overpass on a few E/W lanes.
Excess pedestrians: Add more business. Add bus or rail transit connection.
Excess growth/demand: improve density of business (tax break if 50 businesses on a single E/W great hwy / sunset segment). Improve out of area rapid transport.
As the theory helps to bind and relate all competing pressures on a system, it's easier to remember what actions supports, controls, prevents, and "insults" the dynamic system. Net result, helps neutralize excesses in both optimism and pessimism, as well as helps to color code and name aspects of the system.
There's nothing here!