Jackie Green might as well be referring to New Albany.

In large measure, Jackie Green's conclusion about Louisville is this blog's perennial prescription for the city New Albany. After all, with very little greenfield land left to develop, a platform of urban reinvestment is the very strongest and most feasible card to play.

Transportation and land use define a city and its health. Louisville is sick, very sick. And our leadership refuses to address the illness. We need more urban reinvestment, less greenfield development. We need more public transit, fewer parking lots, highways and roads. We need more walkable communities, slower moving urban traffic.

So, how much sense does it make to humor those among us here in the city who offer the precise opposite as the appropriate option? You know who I'm talking about, don't you?

Guest blogger Jackie Green: Louisville is planning for the future ... as long as you drive a car, at Insider Louisville

 ... Given the percentage of our population who do not own cars, Dan Jones’ statement – “Louisville residents benefit from a rich menu of public park experiences — for young and old, regardless of income” – not only rings hollow, but also insults those too young to drive, those too old to drive, those too poor to drive, those too ill to drive, those not permitted to drive and those who choose not to drive.