SLO’s proposed bikeway is an ‘urban rape’ of tranquil neighborhood

I see neighborhoods as the elementary social units in our community — the location of our most precious domestic tranquility and the basic building blocks of cities.

Tonight, you (San Luis Obispo City Council) have before you a request for permission to assault that tranquility in order to create a gigantic urban rape. Yes, rape! No other word would be proper. The rape will not be performed by a male penis, but by thousands of inanimate bicycles guided by individuals who will have absolutely no understanding of that precious tranquility they will be destroying in their mindless focus of getting from point “A” to point “B” with the least possible inconvenience to themselves.

This is an opportunity for each of you to demonstrate your humanity as well as your understanding of just how precious neighborhood tranquility is to San Luis Obispo citizens. Reject this proposal!

This story was originally published February 6, 2018 at 12:24 PM with the headline "SLO’s proposed bikeway is an ‘urban rape’ of tranquil neighborhood."