Bloomberg could kill America’s car culture if elected president

New York Post ^ | February 15, 2020 | Steve Cuozzo

[karpov]

Forget “economic justice,” climate change and foreign policy. The big issue for America if Michael Bloomberg wins the presidency is:

Will he install bike lanes on Interstate highways?

Maybe you scoff. Of course our former mayor and his transportation sidekick Janette Sadik-Khan couldn’t possibly inflict their cycling mania from sea to shining sea. But back when Bloomberg took office in 2002, the idea that the Big Apple might one day be crisscrossed with space-hogging bike lanes seemed ridiculous. Today, the city has 1,260 traffic-snarling miles of them.

They’re a barrel of fun for cycling enthusiasts, a tiny minority of New Yorkers who still whine there aren’t enough of them. And admittedly, if you cram a bunch of bikers onto the Brooklyn Bridge at rush hour, the city’s cyclists do resemble an invading army on the march.

But the numbers tell a different story. While advocates boast that 86,000 people pedal their way to work every day in town — a 50 percent jump over 10 years ago — they ignore that roughly 3.6 million of us commute to work by other means, according to the US Census.

Meanwhile, all those new bike lanes took stuff away from everyone else — including roads previously used for cars and trucks, and thousands of parking spaces.

Folks in states that are less hostile to cars than New York City — which is to say, just about every state — will choke on the changes Bloomberg and Sadik-Khan could bring to their way of life.

[gibsonguy]

I don’t know that he has officially endorsed MB is using Obongo in ads and Barack hasn’t complained so his silence is an endorsement I guess. Bad news if he does because that will pretty much take care of Mickey Mouse’s black problem.

[wally_bert]

Guess I will see what I remember about setting mixture on a quadrajet.

That’s on the long languishing K5 project.

[Texas resident]

I heard the radio ad where the brown clown is endorsing Bloomburg. What a goof that is.

[minnesota_bound]

He does not practice what he preaches.
https://www.insidesources.com/bloomberg-doesnt-practice-what-he-preaches-on-climate-change/

[Captain7seas]

“Will he install bike lanes on Interstate highways?”

Several places in Florida the DOT has constructed full scale overpasses over I-95 and I-75 for the animals to cross. There are no roads to them.

They even and very thoughtfully have designated a Head Bunny rabbit to spread the word so all the animals far and wide will know the locations of these crossing points.

The Director of the Florida DOT should be fired.