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MI, thefigureis18,000.Seattlesetsthelimit at25,000(thehighestofthosecited inthe <br />federallypublishedstudy).So a feasibilitystudy,letalone a pilotproject,wouldnothave <br />beenconductedinPasadenaevenwiththe16,000figure,andinLansing withthe19,800 <br />figure. ButinSeattleitwouldhavebeenokay.Whether a roaddietwill workornot <br />dependson a lotoffactorsbesidestheADT. But thehigherthevolume,themorecareful <br />andinvolved theplanninghastobe,andunlessotherfactorsaregoodtheless likelyitis <br />for a roaddiettobefeasible.Sothelowerthefigureyoustart with,themore“room”you <br />have to “play around in”. It just <br />looks better. <br />Againwehave a casewerethetruthwassidestepped,unnecessarily,inordertoproduce a <br />better“image”,and a bettercasefor a feasibilitystudy. It seems thattellingthetruthis a <br />problem for someCityemployees.Perhapsit’spolicy. <br />Opiniononthesecases <br />Ifindthiswholestateofaffairsbothirritatingand “depressing”. Many peoplewill,I’m <br />sure,just writeitoffas“standardpractice”.Somewillgotolengthstogetaroundany <br />“negative”characterizationofthisbehavior.Societyas a wholemayhavebecomeusedto <br />beingliedto,butnotallofushave.Wewantthetruth,the“straight facts”.Whatever <br />decisionismade,itshouldbemadewiththefullandhonestfacts. <br />Misleading andDeceptiveStatementsWithoutIntent <br />In theabovecases,Hostickclearlyknowsthetruth andchoosestomisrepresentit,andthe <br />Transportationstaffalso mustknowthetruthandtheychoosetouseit“selectively”. But <br />mostresidentsdon’tpickupon that.Whilesuchthingsenhanceanalreadycorrosive <br />environmentwithintheCity,themajorityofwhatthepublicisfrustrated withisnotso <br />deliberate. <br />Noteverythingthatdeceives ormisleadsisproducedwiththeintenttodoso.Muchofthe <br />time,suchthings are notintentional,butareduetooneormoreofthefollowing: <br />ignorance,incompetence,indifference,carelessness,orself-deception. I think a greatdeal <br />ofthedistrustarises fromthosesortsofcases.Citypersonalneedtoavoidthosethings. <br />Themostdifficultisself-deception.Theothers are moreeasilyprevented,andhaveno <br />placein a “professional”setting.Thedamagethatisdoneisthesamewhetherintentis <br />presentornot.Peoplebecome fed upwithhavingto“teaseout”thetruth, andtheylose <br />trustinwhatevertheCityistellingthem.There are a great manyexamples ofthat,but a <br />detailedaccountwouldmakethisverylong. I willciteonlyone. <br />Considerthefollowingquestionand answergivenintheOctober1,2015"Frequently <br />Asked Questions”;youdon’thavetoreaditfullytogetmypoints,but I wantedtogiveit <br /> <br />