<meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 12"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 12"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CUser%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><link rel="themeData" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CUser%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_themedata.thmx"><link rel="colorSchemeMapping" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CUser%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_colorschememapping.xml"><style>  </style> <meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 12"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 12"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CUser%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><link rel="themeData" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CUser%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_themedata.thmx"><link rel="colorSchemeMapping" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CUser%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_colorschememapping.xml"><style>  </style> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">We live in a world and in a sector in which not quite reliable information and rather too easy thinking often abound.<span style=""> </span>Thus while the main objective of World Streets is to provide reliable access to what is going on at the leading edge of thinking, policy, and practice in the field of sustainable transportation worldwide, we also at the same time have an obligation not to lure our readers into thinking too simply about these issues and falling for what they may at first glance think to be "solutions" to their problems and aspirations.<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> <br /></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">The challenge to sustainable transportation reform is already tough enough, without being encumbered by half baked ideas and wishful thinking.<span style=""> </span>We can do better than that.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> <br /></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">This is where our network of international correspondents and contributors comes into play.<span style=""> </span>And since they are not only knowledgeable about the sector, but are also close to the cities and streets in question, they help us to develop more balanced approach to reporting on the sector.<span style=""> </span>We count on them for this, and indeed they have been invited to participate because in every case we know them to be independent critical thinkers.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> <br /></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">We invite you to review the<span style=""> </span>latest listing that appears under the Correspondents rubric on the masthead to your left, where you will see their names, cities and countries in each case.<span style=""> </span>It is a very impressive group. If you wish to know more about them, all you have to do is click their entry which will in each case <span style=""> </span>take you to further information on their background, work and accomplishments.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <br /><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"></span><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10;" ></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kbTo-M_pSuw/Sc4lNEhVU_I/AAAAAAAAAgE/q9k9icshdA8/s1600-h/ws-map-28mar09.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 236px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kbTo-M_pSuw/Sc4lNEhVU_I/AAAAAAAAAgE/q9k9icshdA8/s400/ws-map-28mar09.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318229116453213170" border="0" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <br /><o:p></o:p></p> <br><br>--<br> Posted By Eric Britton (Paris, France) to <a href="http://newmobilityagenda.blogspot.com/2009/03/world-streets-correspondents.html">World Streets Daily</a> at 3/28/2009 02:17:00 PM