Posted on 03/31/2016 9:34:38 AM PDT by Nachum
(CNSNews.com) - Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx told a crowd in North Carolina Tuesday that “only 49% of low-income neighborhoods have sidewalks” while more affluent areas have near 90%. In order to have a society where “everyone has a shot at the American Dream, than it’s imperative that we acknowledge these challenges.”
Foxx made the comments to the Charlotte Rotary Club where he discussed the ways that infrastructure should connect people to opportunity.
During his speech, Foxx referenced a map of Atlanta that showed areas of pedestrian and bicycle accidents. “The grey areas represent communities of concentrated poverty. This is representative of what’s occurring nationally, which is not surprising, because only 49% of low-income neighborhoods have sidewalks. In high-income areas the number is closer to 90%.”
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ROFLLLL!!
“No sidewalks? Where does it end?”
Only Shel Silverstein knows.
Care to guess what race Foxx belongs to? Same as Redd Foxx.
“THAT'S RACISS!”
............and this article is NOT satire.
It is the Dept of Transportation. Walking is a rom of transport.
The most affluent neighborhoods in the U.S have big, fancy homes and these streets have no sidewalks. The guy who wrote this asinine claim doesn’t get around much.
I have yet to see negro children stay on a sidewalk that borders a roadway. They HAVE TO WALK IN THE STREET. They also are the highest statistically to get hit by cars, because they always wear dark clothing and hoodies at night, never look before crossing the street, and never cross at intersections. Besides that, you can’t play basketball on a sidewalk!
Just curious if they would like to pay the property taxes that pay for these sidewalks.
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