Comments on: The Nuclear Option in the Leafy Suburbs http://www.pioneerinstitute.org/blog/news/the-nuclear-option-in-the-leafy-suburbs/ Public Policy Research Tue, 08 May 2012 20:17:19 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Steve Poftak http://www.pioneerinstitute.org/blog/news/the-nuclear-option-in-the-leafy-suburbs/comment-page-1/#comment-1037 Steve Poftak Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:19:30 +0000 http://www.pioneerinstitute.org/blog/?p=562#comment-1037 Thanks for the note Mark. Pretty rough treatment for the Sudburyites in today's Globe letters section as well. Thanks for the note Mark. Pretty rough treatment for the Sudburyites in today’s Globe letters section as well.

]]> By: mark baard http://www.pioneerinstitute.org/blog/news/the-nuclear-option-in-the-leafy-suburbs/comment-page-1/#comment-1036 mark baard Mon, 07 Jul 2008 21:03:40 +0000 http://www.pioneerinstitute.org/blog/?p=562#comment-1036 i remember the minuteman opposition, too... great catch, that line in the globe article is a gem... i think there is something in human nature, which causes us to believe what we see from our back porch is ours, too. look at what many abutters to public ponds and waterways do: the carve out boat launches, cut down old growth, etc. to improve access, and their views. i have never seen a bike path (my friends live near one in tony barrington, ri) bring crime to a neighborhood. still, i don't blame them for being wary of any government plan. i remember the minuteman opposition, too… great catch, that line in the globe article is a gem… i think there is something in human nature, which causes us to believe what we see from our back porch is ours, too.

look at what many abutters to public ponds and waterways do: the carve out boat launches, cut down old growth, etc. to improve access, and their views.

i have never seen a bike path (my friends live near one in tony barrington, ri) bring crime to a neighborhood. still, i don’t blame them for being wary of any government plan.

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