Perhaps he is right that the excuses being used are no good for current American city planning, but I have a strong feeling if you were to tell the Bike Faggot the real reason why there is little support in the US for "walkable cities," he would call you racist.
What the fresh hell is this? I suspect this story was thought up by someone in the West, not the East. Unless it somehow correctly points out that being obese is not desireable, I will no doubt be skipping this one.