tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10939281.post5682320858243135559..comments2024-03-17T08:16:42.227+01:00Comments on World Streets: The Politics of Transport in Cities: Weekend reading: How do the Dutch get out of a car?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10939281.post-88526863767718940532011-08-10T10:59:29.000+02:002011-08-10T10:59:29.000+02:00Of course. My point is that Dutch (and similarly S...Of course. My point is that Dutch (and similarly Swiss) commercial hours are not imposed in a top-down fashion. <br><br>I'm an advocate for more and better bike lanes here in Europe, and believe me it's been a long, hard, and often-times grass-roots slog. You can do the same in America. I find the notion that Europeans are more accepting of a top-down approach to be at best a red Marknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10939281.post-59157966621795626602011-08-10T10:48:50.000+02:002011-08-10T10:48:50.000+02:00"man in the street" all well and good. ..."man in the street" all well and good. But this does not preclude giving a lot of thought and serious discussion to these considerations which are, as you point out, deeply shaped by culture and community. Certainly not something to be done to lightly.Eric Britton, editorhttp://www.worldstreets.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10939281.post-54190949478910687162011-08-10T10:24:29.000+02:002011-08-10T10:24:29.000+02:00Controlled commercial hours are surprisingly popul...Controlled commercial hours are surprisingly popular. Normally in fact it's the "man on the street" who emerges in opposition when the "elites" try to push an extension of store hours through.<br><br>This mainly flows from three (usually opposed) impulses: calvinism, conservatism about family roles, and organized labour.Marknoreply@blogger.com