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Thursday, August 18, 2005
Do power to the people liberals care about the impact of environmental regulations on what it costs the working class to get to and from work? Marcus' answer to the question seems about right.
By the way, the same anti-development "environmentalists" have made lousy parking options a "feature" of eco-zones like Berkeley. The idea, I guess, is to discourage cars. The result, of course, is hundreds to thousands of cars a day making extra trips around the block and extra stops at crossings, belching their toxins into the atmosphere all the while. If they cared about the environment, they'd close down a few "open spaces" and free up more parking. (But where would Berkeley's homeless live?) The idea, however, is not to improve the environment. It's just to make a statement. That this makes it harder for local shops to do business, their customers to get to their stores, etc, is immaterial. Because it's not about what's achieved. It's about who's punished for wanting to park a car in their quaint enclave.
posted by gbarto at 5:28 PM
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