In New York and other cities where congestion pricing policies, bike infrastructure projects, and car bans have been put in place, cyclists are finding the streets more welcoming.
In an unbalanced system, rebalancing looks like “making things worse” if you’re one of the people who currently benefits from the imbalance. “If all you’ve ever known is privilege, equality feels like oppression”, as the saying goes.
The status quo is not balanced, equitable or fair. Motorists are routinely harmony pedestrians, cyclists, asthmatics, people who don’t want diabetes, people who don’t want Alzheimer’s, the climate, etc etc etc. Because our streets are currently arranged to place motorists ahead of people who don’t create danger and pollution, it’s reasonable to make things “harder” for motorists if we want a world that is safer and greener.
If your solution to anything is “make it worse for [other people]” then you probably aren’t approaching the problem from a healthy place.
In an unbalanced system, rebalancing looks like “making things worse” if you’re one of the people who currently benefits from the imbalance. “If all you’ve ever known is privilege, equality feels like oppression”, as the saying goes.
The status quo is not balanced, equitable or fair. Motorists are routinely harmony pedestrians, cyclists, asthmatics, people who don’t want diabetes, people who don’t want Alzheimer’s, the climate, etc etc etc. Because our streets are currently arranged to place motorists ahead of people who don’t create danger and pollution, it’s reasonable to make things “harder” for motorists if we want a world that is safer and greener.
Would you feel better if it said “stop heavily subsidizing driving” instead?