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Re:Ambulance hits cyclist, rushes him to hospital, then stic... by freeone3000 on Friday November 08, 2024 @04:06AM (#42085443)
We do have political power; if you’re in the US, you had the opportunity to exercise it in the last week. Your local elected officials make the plans for roads and bike lanes and zoning and parking lots and variances; and they are usually quite responsive to the voting public.
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Re:Ambulance hits cyclist, rushes him to hospital, then stic... by jart on Friday November 08, 2024 @06:40AM (#42086053)
lol that voting is power. double lol if you think local elected officials plan anything.
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Re:Ambulance hits cyclist, rushes him to hospital, then stic... by mmooss on Friday November 08, 2024 @09:00AM (#42086892)
Mine do. There is a political process via the legislature and executive, a public planning process that includes multiple technocratic agencies, and then often another political process when citizens who ignored all that realize what's about to happen. Where I live, people complain that there is too much planning and it takes too long (except when it's something they don't want!).
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Re:Ambulance hits cyclist, rushes him to hospital, then stic... by epistasis on Friday November 08, 2024 @05:23PM (#42090939)
Local elected officials decide whether or not individual apartment buildings are allowed.

It's all there in the public record, easy to find.

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