tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22927108.post116788094020519538..comments2023-10-26T05:43:36.317-07:00Comments on Carfree USA Blog: Cars vs. Polar BearUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22927108.post-1168393617693014072007-01-09T17:46:00.000-08:002007-01-09T17:46:00.000-08:00I want to re-emphasize what I think is exciting ab...I want to re-emphasize what I think is exciting about this and may have been lost in edits. Polar Bears are cute. If the gov't says they're threatened by global warming, it opens up an enormous marketing potential to the general public. I believe this is a great opportunity.<BR/><BR/>We can forget that what goes on in Washington is kinda boring, and isn't necessarily the result to real democracy. I believe that the carfree lifestyle is most effectively promoted TO THE PEOPLE and not to politicians. We can't create policy to prevent people from driving, but, like with smoking and recycling, we can market smart transportation choices to influence behavior.<BR/><BR/>Of course money and land use controls play an important role, and government provides that. It's a bit of a chicken-and-egg thing. I just believe, in the USA right now, that marketing will be more effective than any policy. And policy that provides an opportunity for effective social marketing validates and promotes it.Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686597906301214501noreply@blogger.com