Submitted by LurkersWillLurk t3_zzz06n in philadelphia
Scumandvillany t1_j2euuso wrote
It's pathetic and telling that although council claims to support and protect the "community", which is ostensibly minority communities and poor communities, even though these communities utilize public transit, especially buses and the el/sub more than ANY other demographic, when it comes down to it, they really listen to people wealthy enough to have cars and loud enough to show up at community meetings and/or email their Councilpersons.
NO ONE on council challenges the auto first narrative this city has pushed for nigh on 70 years, a narrative that has contributed to much destruction of architecture, history, and critical transit infrastructure(mostly by neglect). The one project that was transformative(the connector project) mainly benefited relatively more wealthy suburban commuters. Every single one of them is a pussy who claims they're concerned about climate change, and want to promote a walkable, transit connected city, but most of what they actually do promotes the opposite.
It's very frustrating.
salazarbacone t1_j2fgc0l wrote
Well said. It's frustrating because owning a car is so expensive and having an amazing public transit system would help to lift people out of poverty, which councilpeople claim to care about
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