I would have liked to see one member of the city council show the courage to simply acknowledge that this thing is a ridiculous waste of time and refuse to participate. Criminy, we've got an historic loss of people walking, taking transit and cycling, a nearly six-fold increase in our murder rate, a park system over-run by thugs and homeless (yes, some overlap there), an affordable housing shortage that many consider a crisis (depending on whether or not they can afford housing, I suppose) and myriad other important issues, and yet there they are making time for this sort of loony agenda item.

Eugene may not be the greatest place in the world, but I should hope we deserve better than this. Claire "No Show" Syrett literally covered herself in glory by not attending.