[foco_tubi]

Great, more ammunition for bad faith arguments from all sides.

Unfortunately there's a healthy subset of the Democratic party which is also against road infrastructure improvements like bike lanes and traffic calming. Car brain is an affliction which does not discriminate.

[muwtyhg]

What does it add to both-sides this issue? It's not even addressing the post, it's just redirecting some of the blame to a group who have nothing to do with what the article addresses.

[foco_tubi]

The point is it is very much a “both sides” issue and some of the talking points across the aisle are pretty similar. That the administration is saying it only lends naysayers more authority, even if it’s not a moral or logical one.

[muwtyhg]

The point is the current (Republican) DOT is actively fighting against existing bike lanes.

[foco_tubi]

yes, and it is also true that many Democrats on local city councils and in mayoral roles are doing the same.

[croes]

There is a difference in being against bike lanes and calling them DEI.

Only one of them is totally nuts

[ndsipa_pomu]

To be fair, bike lanes and cycling are inclusive and a surprisingly effective way to empower underclasses. When the safety bicycle was invented, it greatly empowered women who previously were more or less house-bound to be able to travel distances. This has been seen across several different cultures where the introduction of cycles leads to the empowerment of women.

Here's a good quote from Susan B Anthony (famous Suffragette):

"Let me tell you what I think of the bicycle. I think it has done more to emancipate women than anything else in the world. I stand and rejoice every time I see a woman ride by on a wheel. It gives a woman a feeling of freedom and self-reliance. It makes her feel as if she were independent. The moment she takes her seat she knows she can't get into harm unless she gets off her bicycle, and away she goes, the picture of free, untrammeled womanhood."

[foco_tubi]

I mean, the positive effects of road diets and bike lanes generally are pretty well settled, as the US DOT website used to claim.

[jimbokun]

Have you read some of the DSA’s policies?

[foco_tubi]

Which ones are you referring to?