Atabey previously said:

I just want the DR not to error in favor of cars vis-a-vis people! Cities should be created for people, NOT cars! The current movement of thought of the advanced cities of the world is towards creating more open spaces for its people to live and play; enjoy themeselves and the public spaces. And to de-empahsize the automobile, while encouraging Mass transit alternatives. High fuel surcharges and elimination of street access, parking spaces, to cars are ways this more civilized way of living is coming about.

DR does not need to replicate San Juan's (PR) concrete jungel and maze of criss-crossing roads that sully its esthetics.

Eriliza previously said:



This is not to favor cars per se, it is more to give easy accessibility to pedestrians and car drivers on how to get around the city and avoid a long and hectic traffic.

Atabey previously said:


Eriliza,

I'm not against urban construction per se, but I favor the current developments in say, NYC and many European cities that have created more open public spaces for people to meet and engage with one another, and made it harder for cars to motor about. I favor less cars in the Colonial Zone. More public transit options; that's why I'm a great fan of the Metro. More above ground mass transit options is the way to go in DR. Perhaps in time these new roads will see more Buses and less cars. More walking and less car usage will increase healthy living, too.

Atabey previously said:

Here's an interesting development going around the world. Using Public transportation as their means of presenting their demands. Will the Metro be the target for such an event?

Hope you enjoy. But will the ladies in DR participate like their international lady camaradas



Posted By Sophia Jones

Women in New Delhi are taking to the streets this July -- but don't expect to see the average run-of-the-mill protest sign or megaphone. These women are participating in a SlutWalk, an international craze that has been unleashed from Sao Paulo to Syndey. New Delhi, where 85% of women are afraid of being sexually harassed in public, will follow a string of over 60 cities to participate in the SlutWalks. The Mission? To blur the definition of slut and protest the notion that a woman's dress instigates rape.

The protests were spurred by the remarks of Toronto police officer Constable Michael Sanguinett, who told a small group of students that "women should avoid dressing like sluts in order not to be victimized."

Little did he know, his comment would set off a nearly-naked international revolt. Some clad in bustiers and others dressed conservatively, protesters now hold signs saying, "society teaches don't get raped rather than don't rape" and "sluts of the world unite".

Umang Sabarwal, a Delhi University journalism student, is one of the main organizers of the planned protest. She believes that Indians have an opportunity to voice their concerns over women's safety in a city where she says women are eyed like meat. Sabarwal hopes to challenge the rape blame game, saying:

"Every time a woman is assaulted, people don't blame the perpetrator of the crime. Instead women get a lecture about what they're supposed to wear and where they can go or not go."

But the planned Delhi protest is generating criticism from both men and women. Some feel using the word slut, even in an act of protest, further degrades women. Others feel that the message of the protests is trivial as they are demanding the freedom to wear revealing clothing, not demanding "protection against violence", as Amrit Dhillon said in her article published in the Hindustan Times. The journalist cites issues like honor killings, sex-selective abortion and child prostitution that she believes should addressed first and foremost.

But with intensifying criticism comes even more feminstas, mothers, anxsty teenagers and other SlutWalkers that will undoubtedly strut their stuff in the coming months.

http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2011/06/22/to_slutwalk_or_not_to_slutwalk?wpisrc=obnetwork