Say it with me, friends:
It's not actually the process that you think is wrong, it's the outcome.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/06/09/opinion/bike-bus-lanes-transparency-parking/
@benfulton in a prior home, i was proud to rant my way into forcing my State DOT into a more transparent process to widen a couple of roads near me. And they absolutely had some cursory slide decks and asphalt warming up, ready to just pave baby pave