Tomorrow, October 17, 2017, is the 5th annual Coalition For Smarter Growth Social at Eastern Market in Washington, DC. This will be the first one of these events that I will have been able to attend. I am looking forward to it. This is a fee paying event, and according to their website, tickets will be available at the door. The event runs from 6:30 PM until 8:30 PM.
While I'm sure that my politics are at polar opposite to most of the attendees, I am looking forward to sharing ideas with people that do share common themes with me...urban issues. I am a rare breed in the fact that I am a conservative urbanist. I don't consider urban issues to be "smart growth Communism." I love the idea of living in row houses with tiny yards, riding public transportation, and using car sharing for the times when you really do need a vehicle. I'm ambivalent to the use of riding a bicycle because I am disabled, but I do ride one on occasion. I currently subscribe to two bike share programs, and am looking into the dockless bike sharing programs too. I believe that these issues help foster a sense of community, and if you go back throughout history, a sense of community is what bound us together as a nation. I will let you know how the event went over the next day or so.
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