CollegeAvenueIndy.org received a comment on its August 12 post from a local architect and construction manager who opposes our petition. He stated, "Indianapolis, being a large city, severely lacks in mass transportation which further derails other development efforts. I will not sign this petition. I find it to be illogical, irrational and unreasonable." In response to his comment (and for the record), CollegeAvenueIndy.org is not against mass transit or thoughtful urban planning. CollegeAvenueIndy.org is against recklessly irresponsible urban planning and potentially corrupt government practices. CollegeAvenueIndy.org wishes to offer the following analogy to help our detractor better understand our perspective. Imagine you have to feed a crowd of hungry people. Some are weaker and more vulnerable than others. And some actually have stockpiles of food hidden away but stand in line with downcast eyes. How would you approach the task of feeding the crowd? Would you feed everybody equally? Would you feed only the genuinely weak and more vulnerable? Would you feed those who have stockpiles of food and merely pretend to be weak and vulnerable so that they may increase their stockpiles? CollegeAvenueIndy.org suggests that the current Red Line plan feeds those who already have stockpiles. Huge stockpiles. To make matters worse, the Red Line plan takes food from the weak and vulnerable and redistributes it to those who already have huge stockpiles. Face the facts, the first phase of the Red Line runs for roughly 13 miles along College Avenue from 66th street to the University of Indianapolis. There is already an underutilized bus (the 17) that services this route. Why would the City need to spend $100mil of taxpayer money redecorating College Avenue when so many local riders living along the Blue Line and Purple Line suffer from neighborhood blight, high unemployment, and proven mass transit dependency. The answer is simple. So that a handful of local developers can make a huge profit. Ultimately, CollegeAvenueIndy.org asks, if you're going to take $100mil of taxpayer money, why wouldn't you give it to the weakest and most vulnerable instead of giving it to those who already have huge stockpiles? Folks, don't be fooled by the political rhetoric and progressive packaging. The Red Line is not about mass transit. It's about real estate development along the lucrative College Avenue corridor.