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Portland transportation director readies plan to remove key downtown protected bike lane – BikePortland (bikeportland.org)

submitted 2 years ago by regul@lemm.ee to c/portland@lemmy.ml

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This seems to not be based on safety at all and is probably Mapps and Williams spending money PBOT doesn't have because of complaints by business owners that are not based on data.

Exactly the kind of stupid decisions I expected Mapps to make when Teddy appointed him.

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[–] awwwyissss@lemm.ee 17 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Cars the worst part of modern cities.

[–] tsonfeir@lemm.ee -4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

People

[–] rynzcycle@kbin.social 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Nah man, the people are awesome, they make it fun, friendly, interesting, and sometime crazy. Cars though. Everytime I'm waiting for a midtown bus (NYC) and traffic fills the whole block, all I can think is that all of those people would fit on the bus I'm waiting for.

If we banned, or heavily taxed every car that wasn't a taxi/rideshare or work/delivery vehicle, it'd run like clockwork. Why do we let the 45% (greater NYC) ruin it for the the 55% that don't have cars.

ETA: downvoted by a carbro, I feel validated.

[–] HidingCat@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

Man, we do that in Singapore, and I still think we could do with less cars. Meanwhile the moans everytime the COE goes up...

[–] dhcmrlchtdj@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

Fuckin bummer dude

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This won't lead to more deaths and road rage. /s Every cyclist who is hit by a car afterward is his fault.

[–] Nerrad@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Changing the lane before they have plans?

[–] Crackhappy@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Goddamnit, Portland. I'm so glad I chose not to move there. I live in Salem instead, where the insanity is at least a little more removed from every day life.

[–] regul@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago

Dude, Salem doesn't have any protected bike lanes.

[–] almar_quigley@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

This is the craziest take I’ve seen in years. Salem less insane in any way than Portland?