Ed Shadid: "In terms of the design of our city, one principal guides me as much…

Ed Shadid: "In terms of the design of our city, one principal guides me as much as any other: one gets more of the behavior for which we design. If a city builds more bicycle trails, it will get more bicyclists riding longer distances. If one builds complete streets and sidewalks which facilitate pedestrian activity, the city will see an increase in the number of people walking the estimated 10,000 steps a day which we all need. If the City exhibits tunnel vision and focuses almost exclusively on moving the greatest number of vehicles through limited access points, it will not only get more people driving automobiles through the type of congestion it sets out to solve, but we will limit our economic development potential and the ability to create that which we all so innately crave; the development of community."


Guest Blog: Ed Shadid | OKC Central
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Today's guest blog is by Ward 2 Councilman Ed Shadid. Dr. Shadid was elected in 2011. He was born and raised in Oklahoma, and members of the Shadid family have