Response:
Arguably very true.

The dynamics, diversity, and creativity of the people of this city will continue to make it a very inviting place to live.

Lowered housing costs, increased employment opportunities, and potentially the lowered cost of transportation with increased services — hopefully made possible by a projected extensive public bicyle system — will provide further benefits.

Much ado about nothing as this will likely happen on a timely basis. The board’s vote was just a suggestion, like the cycle track was originally deemed not “gay enough” for Eighth Avenue in Chelsea by the local board.

From the referenced article (http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/32/20/32_20_mm_yards_win.html):

“Then the board voted 16-14 to ask the city to delay the construction of the lane until further study could be done.”

. . .

“We definitely took into account that people would be exiting on the curbside — that’s why we put in the four-foot buffer,” noted Solomonow, who added that his agency would look into the board’s suggestions.

. . .

“The board’s vote to delay the bike lane was meaningless anyway because the Department of Transportation said it did not plan to install the cycling routes until September.”

Do you think we’ll wise up and refuse to pay? Demand a reduction in benefits? Ask for bankruptcy? Just move?

Note the “liberal” “Democrats” running against Bloomberg for raising taxes. Huh? We face a future of higher and higher taxes and diminished public services and benefits, as more and more money is sucked out by the past (including Bloomberg’s own past decisions by the way).

Eventually, the idea that paying more into the government will lead to an egalitarian result will be completely discredited. Having done what I could to prevent this result, I no longer see a way to stop it.

So c’mon CB6. Rather than demanding that nothing happen until a few $million can be allocated, they ought to be demanding that the new pattern be installed even if volunteers have to go out and do the painting themselves.

They have in fact recommended killing the cycle track in the usual sly way — by delay. Their vote — no cycle track without more study and a more expensive solution. In NYC “later” and “more study” means “never.” Nothing about a cheap solution precludes a more expensive second curb later on.

There is no money for anyone other than senior citizens and the retired, and may never by again in our lifetimes. Check it out — something in the Post that is true.

http://www.nypost.com/seven/05172009/news/regionalnews/city_is_facing_payout_doom_169679.htm

From a News article on the Brooklyn Heights parking permit proposal:

“It’s a real hardship. Anyone who lives here and has a car can’t find parking,” said Brooklyn Heights Association President Judy Stanton.
Anyone else have a fleeting desire for Judy Stanton to experience a real real hardship so that she can get a sense of perspective?

Kind of wonder how this broad level of complicity towards this type of very overt structural violence will be allowed to continue not totally unlike that of the tortuous Bush Administration.

According to the story:

Victim was crossing 14th.

Range Rover was turning East on to 14th St.

If the Range Rover had the green light to make the TURN ON TO 14th St, then pedestrians crossing 14th would have the walk sign.

Either the driver was speeding and running the light, or the driver wasn’t jaywalking.

This is my interpretation. Others should read the story and let me know if I am getting it wrong. If the News is wrong, its certainly worth an angry letter — that’s embarrassingly bad reporting in a horrible situation.

Rockaway and Broad Channel motorists are renewing their fight to abolish the Cross Bay Bridge toll – only a few days after the MTA saved the community’s toll-rebate program.

“When the disabled rely on cars instead of walking short distances, what they are doing is spending thousands of dollars on really big heavy wheelchairs.”

(http://capntransit.blogspot.com/2009/05/disabled-cars-and-transit.html)