points by riffic 3 days ago | 0 comments
a counterexample of good tactical urbanism in Los Angeles People's Vision Zero, a group painting crosswalks where the city itself won't budge on safety demands (motonormativity is the rule)
https://www.reddit.com/r/BikeLA/comments/1pl8guj/i_started_a...
[–] GaryBluto 3 days ago
[–] riffic 3 days ago
direct action gets the goods.
If you haven't noticed this entire thread is about illicit infrastructure. There could be a moral argument to be had (which you are not making) but no one is denying the vandalism aspect.
[–] GaryBluto 3 days ago
But people obviously don't want the "goods", by and large. Otherwise the city would budge.
[–] samrus 3 days ago
Thats such a wild assumption. Your saying the government always folows the will of the public? Theres nothing people want that governments are giving them?
[–] mkaic 3 days ago
unless the city governance is in the pocket of the wealthiest members of the city's population, and those members don't want the goods. I witnessed this first hand in Los Angeles when I lived there.
[–] doctorpangloss 3 days ago
Crosswalks are popular. The issue is more complicated than you think.
[–] arijun 3 days ago
Huh? Are cities near you known for quick and easy-to-navigate bureaucratic processes?
[–] mbrameld 3 days ago
[citation needed]
So, political vandals?