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[–] Poppa_Mo@lemmy.world 13 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

If there's profit at the end of the shit rainbow...

[–] nandeEbisu@lemmy.world 5 points 16 hours ago (3 children)

If you want to say the overall conditions that led to this were profit motivated (ie high car owning, excessive land used for roads), then sure. But the specific decision not to add a bike lane or sidewalk likely wasn't directly motivated by automotive lobbying.

[–] PhoenixDog@lemmy.world 3 points 4 hours ago

Buddy. This is New Jersey. It's 100% lobbying and bribes.

Not automobile lobby, but yes, the businesses in the area. Like others have posted parking costs,

[–] pdqcp@lemmy.dbzer0.com -3 points 15 hours ago (1 children)
[–] nomy@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 hour ago

Idk why people are so naive these days when cynicism usually ends up being correct.