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

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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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[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Cars the worst part of modern cities.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

People

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year 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.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year 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...

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Fuckin bummer dude

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year 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.

[+] [email protected] -17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Even the ones that run red lights, stop signs, and can't be bothered to learn the rules of the road?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes, let’s murder people for breaking rules….and remove safety factors for them that keep things between cars and bikes separate to begin with.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"It's not my fault, it's everyone else's fault when I ignore the rules of the road!"

How about taking some fucking personal responsibility.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

lol, I don’t ride a bike on the roads mostly because of people like you who can’t control their emotions enough to not do some crazy shit. Why don’t you move out to like Pendleton or some shit and you won’t have to deal with all your unwanteds.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Changing the lane before they have plans?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year 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.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

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