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/
They even have the chutzpah to cite Cambridge's Cycling Safety Ordinance (CSO) as a failure of process and public debate.
Besides the YEARS of public meetings, outreach, and debate, the 2021 City Council election was to some degree a referendum on the CSO. And CSO supporters hold 6-7 seats today.
Are Mr. Hurst and Ms. Anthony election deniers?
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excellent, someone has posted the article to local nextdoor. Strap yourselves in, kids.
@bikepedantic glad to see I’m not the only one still thinking about this piece
I'm old enough to remember when MassDCR ignored a public process and even a city vote in favor of keeping pandemic full-weekend closures, and reverted without a word to Sunday only.
Somehow, that process withstood the authors' affinity for transparency and consultation! What was the critical difference? Hmm.