Thursday, October 12, 2023

New Totalitarian Pandemic Power-Grab Idea: Permanently Close Some City Streets to Cars BY STEPHEN KRUISER

New Totalitarian Pandemic Power-Grab Idea: Permanently Close Some City Streets to Cars BY STEPHEN KRUISER - 2020
"...Over the weekend, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo really let his totalitarian lust slip out for public display:

...I ran across the latest overreach idea before I’d even finished my first cup of coffee — it was a big cup — on Monday morning: use this time of panic to permanently seize some city streets and close them to motor vehicles.

The Verge:

The coronavirus pandemic presents a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for cities to remake their streets by taking space away from cars and giving it to pedestrians and bicyclists — permanently...

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