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Not just an “anti-bike campaign.” Cuomo fought bike infrastructure — and subway infrastructure, and basically all the needs of the city — for his entire tenure
by Eric_WVGG 1y ago
Not just an “anti-bike campaign.” Cuomo fought bike infrastructure — and subway infrastructure, and basically all the needs of the city — for his entire tenure as governor.
Growing up in the Rockies, I put together the power dynamics between large numbers of rural counties and then a single urban county a long time ago, but was still surprised to see it functioning out East.
I got to New York City, witnessed the deteriorating subway, see four lane one-way avenues with no bike lanes, and wondered where the hell all that tax money we're paying goes. Then I go upstate and see all these empty — but immaculately paved — freeways, and it all kind of comes together.
It's wild that Cuomo, who is personally responsible for making sure that as little NYC money actually gets spent in NYC as possibly, had the chutzpah to think he'd be welcome running this place.
- freejazz 1y agoYeah, he can F right off as far as I'm concerned. Not sure I'd lament the bike infrastructure (I don't think it's the problem and I hate riding in the bike lanes, they're full of idiots) and the state of the subway (I take it every day and its generally fine) but yeah. Cuomo is nuts.
- tombert 1y agoI would love the bike infrastructure if people (mostly cops) didn't act like it's just extra parking space. I'll be biking on it for awhile and enjoying myself, just to have to dodge a because some asshole cop refused to walk an extra forty feet.
- freejazz 1y agoEh it's mostly the oblivious citibikers and delivery riders that get me. I like riding with the cars, you can flow at a smooth 20-25mph without the fear that a salmoning deliverista is going to round a corner head-first into you.