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Re:My multi-decade quest for rural broadband by ehnto on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @10:03AM (#27130441)
Bicycle infrastructure is routinely shot down by a handful of business owners.
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Re:My multi-decade quest for rural broadband by kevin_thibedeau on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @11:02AM (#27131156)
In my area they installed 100 foot bike lanes to nowhere to scam for federal transport funding.
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Re:My multi-decade quest for rural broadband by HarryHirsch on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @11:22AM (#27131382)
Ah, yes, the old Boston Busing method. A patently ineffectual solution to a serious problem is implemented, so one side can point at it, saying "it doesn't work" while the other says "we did our best". The political class profits, while the best outcome for the citizens is no improvement.
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Re:My multi-decade quest for rural broadband by anitil on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @07:32PM (#27136516)
Wouldn't better access help their businesses?
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Re:My multi-decade quest for rural broadband by loco5niner on Thursday May 13, 2021 @04:23PM (#27146919)
Not if they steal vehicle lanes to do it like they did in my town.
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Re:My multi-decade quest for rural broadband by iso1631 on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @10:48AM (#27130976)
business owners who want to benefit from the public paying for parking near their stores so they don't have to?

It's amazing how socialist america is.

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Re:My multi-decade quest for rural broadband by ehnto on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @11:42AM (#27131602)
That is typically the argument yes. The business owners feel that the meager street side parking is integral to their business, and that their business' needs are more important than that of the thousands of daily commuters.
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Re:My multi-decade quest for rural broadband by nitrogen on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @12:45PM (#27132338)
The business owners feel that the meager street side parking is integral to their business

They're probably right. Have you ever tried to drop off a package at a UPS store that has no parking anywhere near it?

Local businesses pay taxes and provide jobs. They are there on the street all day every day, while any commuter is there for a fraction of a second. Shafting them should be an obvious political non-starter.

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Re:My multi-decade quest for rural broadband by alistairSH on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @01:07PM (#27132607)
Then the businesses should pay for customer parking. Why does that have to be socialized at the expense of everybody else?

A commuter may only be at one point briefly, but, they pass through many points on their route to work. And they do it daily across the span of years. Multiplied by thousands of commuters.

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Re:My multi-decade quest for rural broadband by iso1631 on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @12:38PM (#27132261)
Why not sell privitize the road space? City could auction it off to the highest bidder, perhaps as a lease.
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Re:My multi-decade quest for rural broadband by ehnto on Thursday May 13, 2021 @05:37AM (#27140280)
To what end? I don't quite see any benefits to that except the public losing rights to the roads.
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Re:My multi-decade quest for rural broadband by vel0city on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @02:50PM (#27133778)
Some cities do sell street parking spaces as real estate deeds.
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