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Feb 14: the DOT and CB8 again affirm the Franklin Ave Bike Corral

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  • whynot_31
    whynot_31

    Sex is awesome, and I am sure sex workers are able achieve acceptance by "servicing a lot of clients", but I think it is self destructive for most.

    Acceptance is hard, and what works really varies by the individual.

    Saying the Serenity Prayer over and over is done by people who have found nothing else that works.

    I am glad they have found something that works.

  • chloeroyale
    chloeroyale

    Wow I touched a nerve!

  • whynot_31
    whynot_31

    Quick Robin!

    Get the 12 and 12!

    http://12and12.net/pdfs.html


  • chloeroyale
    chloeroyale

    Stick to the 12 and 12 remember u have a program so work it.

  • whynot_31
    whynot_31

    See you at the Spring Brooklynian Happy Hour?

    It sounds like it will be at the new Nostrand Avenue Pub.

    ....mmm beer.


  • whynot_31
    whynot_31

    whynot_31 said:

    The NYT has run a piece on the bike corral today:

    http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/26/bike-corral-debate-exposes-tension-in-a-brooklyn-community/

    I am becoming less and less optimistic about this mtg in March:

    http://www.brooklynian.com/forums/topic/can-you-help

    Brownstoner has now picked up the article, and their commenters are echoing the same thing as the NYT commenters: http://www.brownstoner.com/blog/2013/02/crown-heights-debates-bike-parking-on-franklin/#disqus_thread


  • chloeroyale
    chloeroyale

    Why not why do u feel the mtg will not be productive

  • chloeroyale
    chloeroyale

    Is it just because the media is covering that issue???

  • whynot_31
    whynot_31

    Stated above. Especially item #4.

    whynot_31 said:

    I start with four premises:

    1. Change is always happening.

    2. Despite 1, a portion of the population concludes that change is not occurring when it does not affect them. This segement concludes that they are actually in control of their surroundings.

    3. This same segment is often oblivious to the precursors of change. As a result, when they do perceive change as actually happening, they believe that:

    -they should have been consulted because they believe others WERE consulted.

    -their "rights" were violated because they were not in control of the change.

    4. We will never all have the same number of options, nor will we rank our options in the same way or incur the same pleasure or pain from excercising our options. This is compounded when people do not take full advantages of the options they DO have.

    Based on these 4 premises:

    I conclude that not accepting change is often one of the least effective coping mechanisms. In my view, those who accept that they have very little control over their surroundings (and/or take proactive responses to detect and adapt to change), seem to be happiest.

  • chloeroyale
    chloeroyale

    Oh now I have poor coping skills go on BIG MAN!

  • whynot_31
    whynot_31

    In addition to not believing in consensus, I'm am also concerned about the issues detailed in this thread:

    http://www.brooklynian.com/forums/topic/can-you-help

    -I am not certain who will be moderator, and whether they will have the skills required.

    -I think people will come with unreasonable expectations.

    -I think there should be multiple, small meetings that are focused on given topics.

  • whynot_31
    whynot_31

    After a similar approval process by their Community Board, a Park Slope restaurant has recently received permission to have a corral installed:

    http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20130619/park-slope/park-slope-restaurant-gets-bike-corral-parking

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